Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03781349
TENS of MENS for Rotator Cuff Tear
Comparative Efficacy on Pain of Two Non-pharmacological Treatments (TENS or MENS) in Patients With Partial Rotator Cuff Tears. A Randomized Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 42 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Attikon Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic intervention through the TENS or MENS in conjunction with kinesiotherapy in patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tear.
Detailed description
The primary characteristic of a rotator cuff tear is pain, while muscle weakness appears as a secondary feature, leading to further disability. The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic intervention through the TENS or MENS in conjunction with kinesiotherapy in patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tear.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | MENS | |
| DEVICE | TENS |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-12-01
- Completion
- 2019-12-01
- First posted
- 2018-12-19
- Last updated
- 2020-04-13
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Greece
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03781349. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.