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Study NCT ID:
NCT01984203
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2015-12-02
First Post:
2013-10-31
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Exercise Trial
Sponsor:
University of Southern Denmark
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Progressive Heavy Strength Training Compared to General Low-load Exercises in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2015-11
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
RoCTEx
Brief Summary:
This study aims at determine if Progressive Heavy Load Exercises (PHLE) as treatment for patients diagnosed with Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy is superior to "Standard Low-Load Exercises" (LLE).
Detailed Description:
The trial will be performed as a multicenter randomised controlled trail, including 110 patients diagnosed with Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy from four orthopaedic shoulder clinics in secondary sector in Denmark.
The PHLE intervention will consist of progressive strengthening exercises performed with heavy load dumbbells, targeting the rotator cuff in a 12 weeks home-exercise program with six control visits at a physiotherapy department at the hospitals.
The LLE exercise program consists of the same exercises as the PHLE, but performed with low load dumbbells.
"Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire" is used as the primary outcome and is measured 12 weeks post baseline.
12 months post baseline a secondary follow-up will be performed primarily measuring the number of patients referred to an operation.
Patients will be randomised to either PHLE or LLE regime by blocks according to whether they have been referred to corticosteroid injection by their orthopaedic shoulder specialist.
\*April 2015: (We originally expected to be able to include 260 patients in order to analyze our data according to the sub-groups of exercise group +/- Corticosteroid injection, but inclusion rate has been much lower then expected, and due to time restraints we only expect to include 110 patients)
Primary investigator and patients will be blinded towards group assignment.
The PHLE intervention will consist of progressive strengthening exercises performed with heavy load dumbbells, targeting the rotator cuff in a 12 weeks home-exercise program with six control visits at a physiotherapy department at the hospitals.
The LLE exercise program consists of the same exercises as the PHLE, but performed with low load dumbbells.
"Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire" is used as the primary outcome and is measured 12 weeks post baseline.
12 months post baseline a secondary follow-up will be performed primarily measuring the number of patients referred to an operation.
Patients will be randomised to either PHLE or LLE regime by blocks according to whether they have been referred to corticosteroid injection by their orthopaedic shoulder specialist.
\*April 2015: (We originally expected to be able to include 260 patients in order to analyze our data according to the sub-groups of exercise group +/- Corticosteroid injection, but inclusion rate has been much lower then expected, and due to time restraints we only expect to include 110 patients)
Primary investigator and patients will be blinded towards group assignment.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: