Physiotherapeutic management of patients with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain in Germany: An overview of current practice

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030955

Enrollment

200

Registered

2023-01-05

Start date

2022-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Rotator Cuff-related Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Group 1: Cross-sectional study: All registered physiotherapists working in practice in Germany are surveyed. General demographic and professional information is requested, recommendations regarding me

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Physiotherapists with completed professional training, consent to data protection and participation information, sufficient knowledge of the German language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: non-understanding of the German language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To record the current physiotherapy management of individuals with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain in Germany. General demographic and occupational information, recommendations regarding medical consultation (imaging diagnostics, injection therapy, surgical therapy), content and extent of physiotherapeutic treatment in patients with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain will be recorded once at the time of the survey using a case vignette-based online questionnaire (cross-sectional study).	—

Measure

Time frame

To record the current physiotherapy management of individuals with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain in Germany. General demographic and occupational information, recommendations regarding medical consultation (imaging diagnostics, injection therapy, surgical therapy), content and extent of physiotherapeutic treatment in patients with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain will be recorded once at the time of the survey using a case vignette-based online questionnaire (cross-sectional study).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Exploratory analysis of relationships between demographic data and physiotherapy management	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristine Alwins

Europäische Fachhochschule Rhein/Erft Hochschule für Gesundheit | Soziales | Pädagogik

christinealwins@gmx.de+491635476614

Outcome results

None listed

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