Testing the effectiveness of an add-on treatment for impingement syndrome stage I and II - Marnitz therapy as a combination partner for standardized physiotherapy - Pilot Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005338

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-19

Start date

2014-02-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M75.4

Interventions

Group 1: Marnitz therapy and standardized physiotherapy Group 2: standardized physiotherapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Impingement syndrome diagnosis and at least two positive Impingementtests from Hawkins test, Painful arc, Neer test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: complete or severe partial Rotatorenmanschettendefekte or lesions, osteoarthritis or isolated AC osteoarthritis, significant movement restriction (frozen shoulder), acute bursitis subakromialis, calcific tendinitis, running bond or insurance method, pregnant women, patients under 18 years, patients with diseases that do not physical or physical strain caused

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
n this pilot study, a patient questionnaire is modified according to Constant and Murley used to compare changes in shoulder function before and after the intervention. This patient questionnaire has been validated and allows a reproducible self survey of the shoulder function. Patients filled out independently, but under the supervision of the researcher, the patient questionnaire for Constant score (CS). The questionnaire is completed before the first and after the sixth treatment.	—

Measure

Time frame

n this pilot study, a patient questionnaire is modified according to Constant and Murley used to compare changes in shoulder function before and after the intervention. This patient questionnaire has been validated and allows a reproducible self survey of the shoulder function. Patients filled out independently, but under the supervision of the researcher, the patient questionnaire for Constant score (CS). The questionnaire is completed before the first and after the sixth treatment.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The investigation by the researcher took place in the side comparison and focused the scapula position of the patient. The following points were palpated to determine whether or not was a tenderness on palpation: the greater tuberosity, lesser tuberosity of the humeral head tendon of the long head of the biceps and the coracoid process. The tenderness palpation and the scapula position were evaluated before the first and after the sixth treatment. Further, the relationship between handedness and the affected side was examined.	—

Measure

Time frame

The investigation by the researcher took place in the side comparison and focused the scapula position of the patient. The following points were palpated to determine whether or not was a tenderness on palpation: the greater tuberosity, lesser tuberosity of the humeral head tendon of the long head of the biceps and the coracoid process. The tenderness palpation and the scapula position were evaluated before the first and after the sixth treatment. Further, the relationship between handedness and the affected side was examined.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKatrin Beutner

Institut für Gesundheits- und PflegewissenschaftMedizinische Fakultät der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

katrin.beutner@medizin.uni-halle.de(0345) 557 4135

Outcome results

None listed

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