Chronic Shoulder Pain Treated by Pressures With the Thumbs on the Trigger Points

Chronic Shoulder Pain of Myofascial Origin,a Randomised Clinical Trial Using Ischemic Compression Therapy.

The purpose of this study is to find the efficacy of treating the trigger points located around the shoulder in patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Shoulder Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: ischemic compression

Detailed Description

Chronic shoulder pain is a common condition which should be treated by surgery only wen conservative approaches have been tried. in the present trial the authors intend to find the effectiveness of treating the triggers points located in muscles, ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulderin patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain.

The technique used in this trial is ischemic compression(thumb tip pressure) on the trigger points

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 59
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Quebec
    • Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, G8Z3Y8
      • 2930 Cote Richelieu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 30 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 30 to 60 years old.
• To have suffered from shoulder pain on a daly basis for at least 3 months
• Participants had to be able to raise the arm above ther head.
• They had accept to receive 15 chiropractic treatments without charge.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Past surgery to the arm.
• Injection to the shoulder in the month preceding the trial.
• A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or any other systemic disorders affecting the joints.
• Shoulder pain from an herniated disc.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: A; Ischemic compression on trigger points located around the shoulder. Active comparator. Ischemic compression, 5 weeks	Procedure: ischemic compression; Active Comparator, ischemic compression, 3 times a week,5 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index questionnaire	At baseline, after 15 treatments ,30 days aftr the treatments and 6 months later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Pain visual analog scale	After 15 treatments, 30 days after the treatments and 6 months later.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Guy Hains Chiropractor
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Guy Hains, DC, UQTR; Study Chair: Martin Descarreaux, DC, PHD, UQTR

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2003
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2006
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 16, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): May 19, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 19, 2008
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 16, 2008
• Last Verified: May 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: shoulder pain; chiropractic; ischemic compression; myofascial trigger points
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Arthralgia; Shoulder Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: CER-05-102-07.05