Prediction of Functional Disability and Clinical Trial in Subjects With Stiff Shoulders

Prediction of Functional Disability and Randomized Clinical Trial in Subjects With Stiff Shoulders: Joint Mobility, Range of Motion, Muscle Stiffness, and Shoulder Physical Activity

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01813396

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-19

Start date

2011-12-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2013-11-01

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Conditions

Muscle Stiffness

Keywords

shoulder, muscle stiffness, shoulder physical activity, range of motion, joint mobility

Brief summary

First, the purpose of the first year study will examine the joint capsule/muscular and shoulder physical activity hypotheses related to ROM deficits as well as functional disability in subjects with Stiff shoulders. Second, the purpose of the second and third year study will investigate the long-term effect of 12-week joint mobilization, 12-week joint mobilization plus soft tissue mobilization/massage, and 12-week joint mobilization plus soft tissue mobilization/massage with appropriate shoulder physical activity guide on subjects with Stiff shoulders. Subjects: First year: thirty subjects with Stiff shoulders will be recruited. Second and third years: forty-five subjects with Stiff shoulders for one year follow-up. Methods: For the measurement outcomes; functional disability, rotation range of motion, joint mobility, muscle stiffness, and shoulder physical activity will be measured by self-reported Flexi-level Scale of Shoulder Function or performance-based motion analysis, goniometer, uni-axis load cell and electromagnetic tracking sensor, myotonometer, and accelerometers, respectively.

Interventions

OTHERjoint mobilization plus massage

OTHERjoint mobilization/shoulder physical activity guide

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* \[1\] a limited ROM of flexion, abduction, and rotation (ROM \< 20% to the sound side); and \[2\] pain and stiffness in the shoulder region for at least 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

* surgery on the particular shoulder, \[2\] rheumatoid arthritis, \[3\] stroke with residual shoulder involvement, \[4\] fracture of the shoulder complex, \[5\] rotator cuff deficiency, and \[6\] resting pain, intolerable pain, or muscle spasm during active and/or passive motion.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
shoulder physical activity	right after 12-week treatment	analysis by RT3(shoulder activity measurement device)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Muscle stiffness	right after 12-week treatment	analysis by myotonometer(muscle stiffness measurement device)

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Joint play assessment	right after 12-week treatment	joint play scale measured by physical therapist

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary Contactjiu-jenq Lin, PhD

jiujlin@ntu.edu.tw+886+2+33668126

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026