Handgrip Strengthening Exercise in Treatment of the Patients With Primary Sub-Acromial Impingement Syndrome

King Saud University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Impingement Syndrome, Shoulder

Treatments: Behavioral: Conventional treatment; Behavioral: Hand grip strengthening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03468088

CAMS 039-3839

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the relative effect of handgrip strengthening exercise in improving function, pain, strength, and active range of motion (AROM) of the shoulder among patients with primary sub-acromial impingement syndrome (SAIS).

Full description

The current study is a Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial to investigate the effectiveness of handgrip strengthening exercise in the treatment of patients with primary subacromial impingement syndrome. The randomization process will be based on concealed envelop picked up by participants.The patient will be conveniently recruited from the ministry of health hospitals in Jeddah.The patient who will meet the inclusion criteria; they will sign the consent form. The baseline data will be collected. The assessment will be carried out at the baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks; end of the treatment program; by the same blinded examiner for each patient and consist of the following instrument: Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder & Hand (DASH questionnaire), Visual analog scale (VAS), Hand-held dynamometer (HHD), and smartphone clinometer.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
• Aged 18 to 45
• Diagnosed by their referring physician with subacromial impingement syndrome and has a positive impingement & rotator cuff test
• Pain intensity between 3 to 8 in VAS

Exclusion criteria

• History of shoulder fracture or dislocation, osteophytes, and labral tear.
• History of cardiac, neurological or musculoskeletal disease that precludes the ability to perform the exercise in the upper extremity.
• Treatment with another intervention.
• Hand or forearm dysfunction
• Rheumatoid disease
• Diabetic
• History of shoulder, cervical, and thoracic surgery
• Pregnancy
• Malignancy
• Symptoms for more than 1 year
• Bilateral SAIS

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Hand grip strengthening

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive handgrip strengthening exercises.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Hand grip strengthening

Conventional treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive conventional exercises.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional treatment