NCT04369144

Adding Vertical Correction to Scapular Recognition on Patients With Frozen Shoulder

Effect of Adding Continual Vertical Downward Correction to Dynamic Scapular Recognition Exercise on Scapular Dyskinesis and Shoulder Pain and Disability in Patients With Frozen Shoulder: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beni-Suef University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of adding a continual vertical downward correction to dynamic scapular recognition exercise on scapular dyskinesis and shoulder pain and disability in patients with frozen shoulder. Design: A double-blinded randomized controlled study Setting: Out-patient clinic Subjects: Sixty-seven subjects with unilateral frozen shoulder Interventions: Participants were distributed into two groups. The intervention group performed the dynamic scapular recognition exercise and continual vertical downward correction using rigid taping with 50%-75% tension. The control group performed a similar dynamic scapular recognition exercise using a wireless biofeedback system and placebo taping. A scapular dyskinesis test with caliper was utilized to measure scapular dyskinesis, a digital inclinometer was utilized to evaluate the scapular upward rotation and shoulder ROMs, and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) was utilized to evaluate the shoulder pain and disability.

Conditions

• Frozen Shoulder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dynamic Scapular Recognition exercise	The intervention group received continual vertical downward correction using a standardized rigid tape. A hypoallergenic tape (Hypafix; BSN Medical GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) was used with 50% to 75% tension. Two rigid tapes were applied; the first one is placed from just superior to the midpoint of the superior border of the scapula to the level of T12 and the second tapes were placed from just superior to the superior angle of the scapula to the level of T12. The level of T12 was used as the end of both taps to increase the lever arm of the applied force and to decrease the incidence of peeling off of the tape. No tape was applied from the lateral angle of the scapula because it might impair the upward rotation of the scapula. Both taps were performed after each session and removed immediately before the next session

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-15
• Primary completion: 2019-06-02
• Completion: 2019-12-15
• First posted: 2020-04-30
• Last updated: 2020-05-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt