Treatment of myofascial trigger points in common shoulder disorders by physical therapy: a randomized controlled trial

Treatment of myofascial trigger points in common shoulder disorders by physical therapy: a randomized controlled trial - ToMTriP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON31316

Enrollment

104

Registered

2007-07-17

Start date

2007-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

myofascial pain syndrome

Interventions

The therapeutic intervention consists of massage (compression and other techniques), exercises (stretching, relaxation and dynamic coördination~) and application of heat (infrared) and cold (ice and

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Unilateral shoulder pain for at least six months. Age between 18 and 65 years. Understands the Dutch language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Shoulder instability, fractures, systematic disorders, neurological diseases, other severe medical or psychiatric disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Overall-score of the DASH (Questionnaire for Disorders of the arm, Shoulder, and Hand)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Total number of shoulder muscles with MTrPs 2) Passive range of motion of the shouder compared to the healthy shoulder in Forward flexion, glenohumeral abduction, external rotation, internal rotation and horizontal adduction. We focus on improvement of limited range of motion during the experiment. 3) the total number of treatment sessions will be counted.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)