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Effects of Exercise or Taping on Pain, Function, Range of Motion, Strength and Kyphosis in Subacromial Pain Syndrome

Effects of Adding Thoracic Extension Exercises or Thoracic Kinesio Taping to Shoulder Exercises on Pain, Function, Range of Motion, Strength, and Thoracic Kyphosis in Adults With Subacromial Pain Syndrome

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06777121
Enrollment
75
Registered
2025-01-15
Start date
2022-06-06
Completion date
2024-12-06
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Exercise Addiction, Shoulder Pain, Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Keywords

Shoulder pain, Shoulder function, Shoulder exercise, Kinesio taping, Thoracic exercise, Thoracic posture

Brief summary

Participants with subacromial pain syndrome underwent shoulder exercises. In addition to the exercises, group A received thoracic extension exercise and group B received kinesio taping. All exercises were performed five days per week for three weeks. Thoracic extension exercise was performed once a week and remained in place for 5 days. Evaluations were performed one to three days before and one to three days after the three-week exercise program.

Detailed description

Seventy-five adults with subacromial pain syndrome were randomized into three groups. Group A and Group B received thoracal extension exersice and thoracal kinesiotaping in addition to shoulder exercise, respectively, while Group C received only shoulder exercise. All exercises were performed five days a week for three weeks. Thoracal extension exercise was applied once a week and remained in place for 5 days. Assessments were conducted one to three days before and one to three days after the three-week exercise program. Shoulder pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the upper trapezius and pectoralis major, self-reported function and health status, active range of motion (AROM), and isometric strength of the shoulder were assessed.

Interventions

OTHERShoulder exercises + Thoracic extension exercise

Shoulder exercises and thoracic extension exercises were performed 5 days a week for 3 weeks.

OTHERShoulder exercises + Thoracic kinesio taping

In addition to shoulder exercises, thoracic kinesio taping was applied. Shoulder exercises were performed 5 days a week for 3 weeks. TKT was applied once a week and remained in place for 5 days.

Shoulder exercises were performed. They were performed 5 days a week for 3 weeks.

Sponsors

Sevtap Günay
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The evaluator did not know the group to which the participants were assigned.

Intervention model description

This research was planned as a randomized controlled trial.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Having shoulder pain for at least 6 weeks * Aggravation of shoulder pain with resisted shoulder movements

Exclusion criteria

* Those with full-thickness rotator cuff rupture * Those who have had previous shoulder surgery * Those who have had cervical or thoracic spine surgery * Those with a history of inflammatory disease or cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Shoulder function assessmentAt the beginning and after 3 weeksDisabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire was used to assess the condition. It is a questionnaire used to evaluate upper extremity function status. The questionnaire consists of three sections, and the person marks the appropriate answer for each question on the Likert system with a score of 5 (1: no difficulty, 2: mild difficulty, 3: moderate difficulty, 4: extreme difficulty, 5: completely unable to do). According to the DASH questionnaire result; a result between 0-100 is obtained from each section.
Muscle strength assessmentAt the beginning and after 3 weeksMuscle strength will be measured with a digital hand dynamometer. Muscle strength measurements of the subjects' flexion, extension abduction, adduction, external and internal rotation movements will be made. The measurements made with the dynamometer will be based on the fine muscle test positions and method defined by Lovett. The tests will be repeated three times and at least one minute of rest will be given between repetitions. The highest of the 3 repetitions was accepted as the result.
Thoracic kyphosis assessmentAt the beginning and after 3 weeksFor thoracic kyphosis measurement, inclinometers were placed at T1-T2 and T12-L1 to perform the evaluation.
Pain intensity assessmentAt the beginning and after 3 weeksIt was evaluated using a visual analog scale. The scale is between 0 and 10 points, and increasing numbers indicate increased pain intensity.
Pressure pain threshold assessmentAt the beginning and after 3 weeksPressure pain threshold measurement was measured with an algometer device. Algometers are a device that can be used to define pressure and pressure pain threshold. Upper trapezius and pectoralis major muscles were evaluated.
Quality of life assessmentAt the beginning and after 3 weeksHealth-related quality of life (SF-36) was assessed with the questionnaire. It consists of 36 items in total and has eight sub-parameters. These eight sub-parameters consist of physical function, pain, social function, physical role limitations, mental health, emotional role limitations, vitality, and general health parameters. The sub-scales are scored between 0-100 and an increase of 26 points indicates an increase in the quality of life.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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