Clinical trial NCT01465932: Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Program to Treat Rotator Cuff Disorders Among Nursing Professionals
Official title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Program to Treat Rotator Cuff Disorders Among Nursing Professionals According to Indicators of Quality of Life and Job Satisfaction
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Quality of Life
Satisfaction
Keywords: Nursing staff
Physical Therapy (Specialty)
Lead sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2011-11-06
Enrollment: 16
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The program of stretching, strengthening and proprioception is more effective than stretching and strengthening program in nursing, with rotator cuff disorder, according to indicators of quality of life and job satisfaction.

Detailed description: The study will be conducted at the Rehabilitation Centre of the Hospital of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP-HCFMRP).

The study will be conducted with nursing staff (nurses, technicians and nursing assistants) HCFMRP-USP.

The sample will consist of nursing workers sent by request for referral to a medical diagnosis of rotator cuff disorder in the period May 2010 to August 2011.

There was no sample size calculation for this study because the number of subjects directly depends on the demand of patients referred to the Department of Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Center (CER) in the period of data collection. All patients who met the study inclusion criteria were invited to participate.

So, once met the inclusion criteria of the sample, the subjects were randomly allocated to Group 1 (control) or 2 (experimental).

Group 1 was formed by the subjects in the control group in which they were performed stretching exercises, cryotherapy and strengthening the shoulder.

Group 2 was formed by the subjects in the experimental group were performed in which stretching exercises, strengthening, and cryotherapy proprioceção shoulder.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* working as a nurse
* technician or nursing assistant in the hospital
* make medical diagnosis of disorder in the rotator cuff (impingement, injury or rupture of the cuff)
* does not make a medical diagnosis of cognitive impairment
* were receiving no another type of treatment for shoulder pain (eg medicines,acupuncture, massage)
* availability and interest in participating in therapy and accept to participate in the survey.

Exclusion Criteria:

* patients with pain that would prohibit their participation in the program with a medical diagnosis of cognitive impairment,
* associated with debilitating diseases,
* previous surgery of the shoulder,
* other specific conditions of the shoulder joint (adhesive capsulitis,
* degenerative osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint,
* tendon calcification) and do not accept to join the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Indicators of quality of life (WORC - Western Ontario Rotator Cuff The Index)
timeFrame: This scale is applied one day before and one day after the application of physical therapy intervention programs
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Questionnaire used was the Job Satisfaction Scale - Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI).
timeFrame: This scale is applied one day before and one day after the application of physical therapy intervention programs
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ribeirao Preto
country: Brazil
facility: Hospital of Clinics, University of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto
state: Sao Paulo
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Sao Paulo
name: Lisandra V. Martins, postgraduate
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University of Sao Paulo
name: Maria HP Marziale
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Martins LV, Marziale MH. Assessment of proprioceptive exercises in the treatment of rotator cuff disorders in nursing professionals: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Rev Bras Fisioter. 2012 Nov-Dec;16(6):502-9. doi: 10.1590/s1413-35552012005000057. Epub 2012 Nov 2.