Effectiveness of Eccentric and Concentric Strength Training in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Eccentric training; Other: Standard physiotherapy; Other: Concentric training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03186287

2837-GOA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of eccentric and concentric strength training on pain, strength, joint position sense and function in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of subacromial impingement syndrome
• Complaints associated with subacromial impingement syndrome for at least 3 months
• No extra pain with 90 degree abduction-90 degree external rotation position of the shoulder
• Ability to complete the entire study procedure

Exclusion criteria

• Severe pain; shoulder pain is > 7/10
• History of upper extremity fracture
• History of shoulder, cervical and thoracic surgery
• Having shoulder instability or frozen shoulder diagnosis
• History of shoulder injuries, trauma and / or shoulder symptoms requiring treatment during the last 1 year (except than subacromial impingement syndrome)
• Full-thickness rotator cuff tear
• Systemic musculoskeletal disease
• Neck and shoulder pain with cervical spine movement
• Chest deformity or scoliosis diagnosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Eccentric training group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants in this group will actively perform eccentric phase of resistive shoulder exercises. Additionally they will receive standard physiotherapy.

Treatment:

Other: Standard physiotherapy

Other: Eccentric training

Concentric training group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants in this group will actively perform concentric phase of resistive shoulder exercises. Additionally they will receive standard physiotherapy.

Treatment:

Other: Concentric training

Other: Standard physiotherapy

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants in this group will receive only standard physiotherapy.

Treatment:

Other: Standard physiotherapy