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Cuff Rotator SyndromeNCT01888016

Effectiveness of Fascial Manipulation in Rotator's Cuff Surgery Patients

A study testing fascial manipulation and standard physiotherapies treatment in people with Cuff Rotator Syndrome, run by Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of fascial manipulation treatment in terms to reduce pain and improve physical functionality after rotator's cuff surgery. The technique involves deep friction manipulation of fascia's specific spots. Distant from surgical site. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Cuff Rotator Syndrome
What is being tested?
fascial manipulation and standard physiotherapies treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Jun 2013to Jun 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Rotator's cuff surgery patients that have been operated within the past 4/5 weeks
  • Age between 18 to 65 years old

Who cannot join

  • Patients with traumatic shoulder's injury that involved bone's fractures.
  • Severe underlying pathologies like rheumatic, neurological and cardio pathologies that affect the correct shoulder treatment
  • Patients on anticoagulant treatment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

    Bologna, 40136

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About this study

Official title: Effectiveness of Fascial Manipulation in Early Rehabilitation Treatment of Rotator's Cuff Surgery Patients. A Randomized Trial.

The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of fascial manipulation treatment in terms to reduce pain and improve physical functionality after rotator's cuff surgery. The technique involves deep friction manipulation of fascia's specific spots. Distant from surgical site.

Read the detailed description

To evaluate the effectiveness of fascial manipulation treatment associated with standard physiotherapies treatment in rotator's cuff surgery patients, we'll randomize about 60 patients for arm's of study. Both arm's will receive 10 standard physiotherapies treatments in 2 weeks while the experimental arm will receive 3 manual intervention on deep fascial tissues, according to fascial manipulation technique, providing a specific motor and manual assessment, and a deep manual intervention over specific fascial alteration.

To evaluate the effectiveness of fascial manipulation treatment we'll use 2 type of outcome measure and we will compare the result of both arms of study.

Being tested
fascial manipulation, standard physiotherapies treatment

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • fascial manipulationOther

    • 3 manual intervention on deep fascial tissues, according to fascial manipulation technique, providing a specific motor and manual assessment, and a deep manual intervention over specific fascial alteration.
  • standard physiotherapies treatmentOther

    10 standard treatments in 2 weeks

    • Deltoid and infraspinatus muscles electrotherapy
    • Chair for passive continue mobilization at allowed range of motion (ROM). ½ h per day
    • Scar massage
    • Upper limb, cervical spine and scapula massages
    • Passive and assisted/active shoulder mobilization exercises
    • Scapula micro-mobilizations
    • Gleno-humeral decoaptation
    • Elbow, wrist and hand active mobilization
    • Proprioceptive exercise with and without the aid of the mirror
Study groups in NCT01888016
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
fascial manipulationExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: fascial manipulation; Other: standard physiotherapies treatment
standard treatmentActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Other: standard physiotherapies treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. visual analogue scale (VAS)mean

    we'll compare the baseline data (the first evaluation), with data at the end of the treatment, and with follow up (30 days from surgery)

    Measured: Change from baseline in pain at the end of the rehabilitation cycle (two weeks)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Constant Murley score

    Constant Murley score for range of motion and shoulder function assessment.

    Measured: Change from baseline in range of motion at the end of the rehabilitation cycle (two weeks)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jun 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2013
  3. Primary completionMay 2015
  4. Study completionJun 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01888016
Sponsor's protocol ID
Manifa
Status last verified
Aug 2015
First submitted
25 Jun 2013
Last updated
20 Nov 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing fascial manipulation and standard physiotherapies treatment in people with Cuff Rotator Syndrome, run by Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Nov 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

visual analogue scale (VAS)mean (time frame: Change from baseline in pain at the end of the rehabilitation cycle (two weeks)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Nov 2015.

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