NCT03049787

Formal Physical Therapy (PT) vs. Home PT for Adhesive Capsulitis

The Effectiveness of Traditional Physical Therapy Versus Home Exercise in Conjunction With Glenohumeral and Subacromial Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate physical therapy (standard of care) and home exercise vs. home exercise alone for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis.

Detailed description

Patients with adhesive capsulitis receive a glenohumeral and subacromial injection routinely for treatment. In addition, the patients are routinely prescribed physical therapy with a home exercise component. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether home exercise alone is an alternative option to physical therapy. Patients will be approached about the study after they have agreed to receive a glenohumeral and subacromial injection per standard of care for their clinical treatment. The hypothesis being tested is whether home exercise is alone is as beneficial for pain relief, restoration of range of motion, and improvement in shoulder disability from adhesive capsulitis as physical therapy. Additionally sex differences, diabetes mellitus, endocrine, and mental health histories will be noted.

Conditions

• Adhesive Capsulitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Home Exercise Protocol	Home exercise therapy protocol given to patient to be completed at home.
OTHER	Physical Therapy Protocol	Formal physical therapy protocol to be given to physical therapist working with patient to direct formal intervention along with a home therapy protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-01
• Primary completion: 2022-07-30
• Completion: 2022-07-30
• First posted: 2017-02-10
• Last updated: 2023-06-27