Electro-massage in Subjects With Subacromial Pain Syndrome

University of Seville

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subacromial Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Electromassage; Other: Conservatory treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03338283

USBlanca

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives: Establishing and validating an electrotherapy procedure with interferential current (IFC) application using electro-massage on patients who have undergone acromioplasty surgery. To evaluate the possible decrease in pain perception and improvement of functionality following surgical intervention.

Design: Randomized, single blind clinical trial. Subjects: 18-patients, aged 18 to 65, with a similar distribution of male and female participants Methods: 10-patients will be enrolled in the experimental group and 8 patients as the control group. Both groups of patients will undergo six physiotherapy sessions (three times a week). The experimental group will undergo a treatment consisting of electro-massage with constant voltage (CV) IFC bipolar application, 4000 Hz carrier current and 100 Hz amplitude modulated frequency (AMF). Two 48 cm2 electrodes will be used. Session length with electrotherapy will be approximately ten minutes.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients having undergone acromioplasty surgery in the three months prior to the first day of Physiotherapy treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Value equal to or less than 45 in Personal Psychological Apprehension Scale, showing any absolute contraindication for Physiotherapy or Electrotherapy treatment, fear or apprehension for Electrotherapy application, not signing informed consent, showing alterations in local level sensitivity (cervical-scapulohumeral complex), showing bone fracture associated with SCS, having been applied local infiltration with corticoids following surgery and having started Physiotherapy treatment before signing informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Electromassage

Experimental group

Description:

Electromassage and conservatory treatment. All subjects will be received a conservatory treatment (1h and 40 min) and electro-massage (10min). The protocol will consist of six sessions, twice a week for three weeks. The duration will be 1 hour and 40 min for the conservatory treatment and 10 min for the electro-massage.

Treatment:

Other: Electromassage

Conservatory Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control protocol will combine: (a) thermotherapy with infrared application; (b) active, self-assisted and isometric shoulder exercises, including Codman's pendulum exercises; (c) manual therapy, always in a pain-free range of movement; and (d) ultrasound in pulsatile mode over the acromium and scapulohumeral area.

Treatment:

Other: Conservatory treatment