The effects of manual therapy and injection therapy on shoulder function and quality of life in patients with chronic shoulder pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010993

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-09

Start date

2025-02-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug, Others(Manual Therapy) : The manual therapy group received joint mobilization and muscle relaxation once a week for 4 weeks (40 minutes per session). The injection therapy group received image-g

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This study included patients with chronic shoulder pain lasting more than 6 months, aged between 18 and 75 years(inclusive of 75), and reporting a pain score of 5 or higher on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Participants were selected based on positive results from the Neer test, Hawkins-Kennedy test, and Empty Can test, indicating suspected shoulder impingement syndrome and supraspinatus tendon involvement.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with orthopedic conditions in areas other than the shoulder or those who had received corticosteroid injections for shoulder pain within the past 3 months were excluded. Additional exclusion criteria included the use of analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, or muscle relaxants; a history of shoulder stiffness due to trauma or surgery; rheumatoid arthritis, tumors, or local infections. Pregnant women or those with the possibility of pregnancy were also excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mechanical properties of muscles(tone, stiffness and elasticity);shoulder function;grip strength	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
quality of sleep;quality of life	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public Contactyongtae eom

Gachon University

eomyongtae100@naver.com+82-31-415-1675

Outcome results