Efficacy of Balance Training in Patients With Rotator Cuff Disease

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Injury

Treatments: Other: Rehabilitation program; Other: Rehabilitation and balance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03054129

2110-GOA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine whether balance training is effective in patients with rotator cuff disease.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Verification of the diagnosis of rotator cuff disease by a medical practitioner via radiological techniques.
• Pain due to unilateral rotator cuff disease at least four weeks.

Exclusion criteria

• Systemic pathology including inflammatory joint disease.
• More than %50 restriction of passive range of motion in two or more planes.
• History of major surgery on the lower extremities and shoulder regions.
• Acute or chronic pain in the spine or lower extremities.
• An injury of the lower extremities during the last six months which affected functional capabilities.
• Any kind of neurological complaint.
• Cardiovascular diseases which affect balance.
• Acute dizziness
• Medications which affected balance
• Subjects who performed balance training

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Rehabilitation and balance training

Experimental group

Description:

Each patient will attend rehabilitation program for three days per week for six weeks. Patients will receive balance training in addition to supervised rehabilitation program which is including patient education, stretching and strengthening exercises. Patients will also implement home exercise program. Balance training will be non-supervised program.

Treatment:

Other: Rehabilitation and balance training

Rehabilitation program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Each patient will attend rehabilitation program for three days per week for six weeks. Patients will receive supervised rehabilitation program which is including patient education, stretching and strengthening exercises. Patients will also implement home exercise program.

Treatment:

Other: Rehabilitation program