Effect of physical therapy in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome

ISRCTN	ISRCTN20736216
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN20736216
Protocol serial number	G842
Sponsor	MSD Europe BVBA (Belgium)
Funder	MSD Europe BVBA (Belgium)

Submission date: 13/11/2008
Registration date: 23/12/2008
Last edited: 23/12/2008

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Musculoskeletal Diseases

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Jo Nijs
Scientific

Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
Brussel
1050
Belgium

Email	jo.nijs@vub.ac.be

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised single-blind usual care-controlled multicentre trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Treating patients with shoulder impingement: a single-blind effect study using a scapular stabilisation protocol
Study objectives	Is a scapular stabilisation programme more effective than usual care in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome?
Ethics approval(s)	Medical Ethics Committee of the UZ Brussel University Hospital, Brussels Free University (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), approved on the 15th October 2008 (ref: BUN B14320084388)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Shoulder impingement syndrome
Intervention	Nine sessions (approximatly 30 minutes/session; three sessions/week) of usual care (ultrasound [US], transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS], stretching, massage) versus nine sessions of scapular motor control training (exercise therapy for scapular stability muscles). Total duartion of interventions: three weeks/patient.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	The following will be assessed at baseline, after nine therapy sessions and after six months: 1. Pain: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS), Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ), Hawkins Impingement Test, Neer Impingement Test, the Empty Can Test 2. Mobility: inclinometry 3. Strengh: hand-held dynamometer
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	The following will be assessed at baseline, after nine therapy sessions and after six months: 1. Scapular Assistance Test 2. Scapular Reposition Test
Completion date	30/09/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	46
Key inclusion criteria	1. Both males and females, greater than 18 years of age 2. Primary and secondary impingement
Key exclusion criteria	1. Post-surgical 2. Rheumatic arthritis 3. Cervical radicular syndromes 4. Ruptures 5. Less than 18 years of age 6. Congenital 7. Traumatic 8. Instability
Date of first enrolment	30/11/2008
Date of final enrolment	30/09/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Belgium

Study participating centre

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Brussel
1050
Belgium

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes