NCT01257113

Supervised Exercise Therapy vs Home Exercises for Patients With Subacromial Impingement

Is Supervised Exercise Therapy a Better Option Than Home Exercises for Patients With Subacromial Impingement When Looking at Pain and Function?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are any difference between supervised exercise therapy and homebased exercise when looking at pain and function for patients with shoulder pain.

Detailed description

Shoulder pain is common in the population. Various treatment modalities are used. According to the literature, it is equally good results for home exercises and for guided exercise therapy. The purpose of this study is to look at this again and determine whether there are any difference between supervised exercise therapy and homebased exercise when looking at pain and function for patients with subacromial impingement.

Conditions

• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	supervised exercise	This group will receive 10 classes of supervised exercise in the 6 weeks intervention. In this classes the patients will be with a physiotherapist that will adjust their home-exercise program and make sure they do the exercises in a good way. They will receive 4-6 exercises they shall do 3 times with 30 repetitions, 2 times every day. If necessary, they should also do stretching exercises
OTHER	homebased exercises	This group will receive 1 class of supervised exercise at the beginning of the 6 weeks intervention. In this class the patients will be with a physiotherapist that will put together a home-exercise program and make sure they do the exercises in a good way. They will receive 4-6 exercises they shall do 3 times with 30 repetitions, 2 times every day. If necessary, they should also do stretching exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2013-04-01
• First posted: 2010-12-09
• Last updated: 2019-11-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway