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Additional effect of muscle release technique to routine physiotherapy in reducing pain, disability and to improve muscle activity and movement in patients with frozen shoulder.

Muscle release intervention as an adjunct to routine physiotherapy to reduce pain, disability and to improve muscle activity, range of motion in patients with Adhesive Capsulitis of shoulder : A randomized controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/018158
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-03-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M750- Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder

Interventions

Intervention1: Muscle release intervention along with routine physiotherapy intervention: manual muscle release to affected shoulder for Pectoralis major, infraspinatus, supraspinatus ,upper trapezius

Sponsors

Pad Dr Vithalrao vikhe patil foundations College of Physiotherpy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of both genders with age between 40 -65 years 2. Medically diagnosed patients of unilateral adhesive capsulitis 3. Patients reporting gradual onset and progressive worsening of pain (Visual Analog scale score ranging in between 3 - 8) and stiffness at shoulder at least from 3 month duration 4. Patients having at least 50 percent of passive ROM of gleno-humeral joint following capsular pattern 5. Presence of active / latent myofascial trigger points on palpation in at least 3 of the following muscles- Pectoralis major, infraspinatus, supraspinatus ,upper trapezius, middle deltoid.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having history of trauma, surgery or fracture of affected shoulder 2. Shoulder joint instability or dislocation 3. Systemic illness like rheumatoid arthritis, Reiterâ??s syndrome 4. Osteoarthritis of the affected shoulder joint. 5. Shoulder pain of cervical origin 6. Patients with neurological diseases or other severe medical or psychiatric disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Shoulder Range of motion(ROM) using universal goniometer 2. Electric muscle activity in Root Mean Square (RMS) values during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) of surface electromyography 3.Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) Timepoint: At baseline At end of 2 weeks of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NoneTimepoint: None

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactApeksha Pahade

Pad.Dr.Vithalrao vikhe patil, COPT

wanisuren@gmail.com9960473324

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026