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The effect of kinetic chain exercises on the treatment of patients after rotator cuff tendons repair

The Effect of Adding Kinetic Chain Exercises to Routine Rehabilitation Protocol on the Muscle Activation Pattern, Shoulder Kinematics, Pain, Functional Abilities and Quality of Life after Rotator Cuff Tendons Repair

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240409061455N1
Enrollment
28
Registered
2024-04-17
Start date
2024-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Shoulder rotator cuff tear. Incomplete rotator cuff tear or rupture not specified as traumatic

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: This group includes patients after shoulder rotator cuff tendon surgery, who for 6 weeks (3 sessions of 90 minutes each week) in the first phase after surgery, based on

Sponsors

Tarbiat Modares University Research Assistant
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Degenerative partial tear of the supraspinatus tendon (medium or tear size 1-3 cm) Patients who are candidates for surgery according to AAOS guideline criteria and have undergone surgery Patients who had symptoms for a maximum of one year before surgery Patients who have undergone arthroscopic tendon repair surgery by the same surgeon with the same surgical technique The intensity of the patient's pain when entering the active movement stage should be 2 to 5 based on the visual analog scale BMI below 30 No history of professional sports or continuous sports Age range 40 to 65 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Large and massive supraspinatus tendon tear Traumatic tear Tendon re-rupture and repair Associated injuries Frozen shoulder Arthritis of the glenohumeral joint History of surgery in the involved shoulder Problems of the lower limbs, pelvis and spine that interfere with doing exercises Diabetes Smoking addiction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Scapulohumeral Rythm. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: Motion Analysis System.;Muscle Activation Pattern. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: EMG (Electromyography).;Passive Shoulder Range of Motion. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: Goniometer.;Pain. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Shoulder Functional Abilities. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: DASH Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Shoulder Functional Abilities Score. Timepoint: before start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: DASH Questionnaire.;Quality of Life Score. Timepoint: before start of the intervention and 4 weeks after it. Method of measurement: SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNazanin Fatemeh Afshari

Tarbiat Modares University

afshary@modares.ac.ir+98 21 2207 5231

Outcome results

None listed

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