TENS of MENS for Rotator Cuff Tear

Comparative Efficacy on Pain of Two Non-pharmacological Treatments (TENS or MENS) in Patients With Partial Rotator Cuff Tears. A Randomized Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03781349

Enrollment

Registered

2018-12-19

Start date

2015-03-31

Completion date

2019-12-31

Last updated

2020-04-13

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Conditions

Rotator Cuff Tear

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic intervention through the TENS or MENS in conjunction with kinesiotherapy in patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tear.

Detailed description

The primary characteristic of a rotator cuff tear is pain, while muscle weakness appears as a secondary feature, leading to further disability. The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic intervention through the TENS or MENS in conjunction with kinesiotherapy in patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tear.

Interventions

DEVICEMENS

DEVICETENS

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients suffering shoulder pain because of partial thickness rotator cuff tear, confirmed with MRI and ultrasound scanning. * Patients not receiving any recent pharmacotherapy with NSAIDs during the last month, or surgery at the shoulder area at any time point, * The referral orthopedic had suggested physiotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with open wounds or skin diseases in the shoulder area * pregnant women * patients with any type of neoplastic disease * patients with pacemakers or serious cardiovascular diseases including arrhythmia, - patients with collagen diseases * history of shoulder surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain intensity: NRS	up to 3 months after intervention	Numeric Rating Scale, ranging from 0-10 (with 0 = no pain, and 10=worst pain). It measures pain intensity
Disability	up to 3 months after intervention	SPADI questionnaire (shoulder pain and disability questionnaire). It measures pain and disability caused by shoulder diseases, each question ranging between 0 and 10 (with 0 indicating no disability and 10 indicating worst disability). It includes 5 questions about pain and 8 questions about disability.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
quality of patients' life: EQ 5D	up to 3 months after intervention	EQ 5D, EuroQol measuring of perceived Health today, Scale 0-100 (with 0 indicating worst health, and 100 indicating best imaginable health as perceived by the patient)

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

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