NCT04641546

Effectiveness of Occupation-Based Intervention Compared With Therapeutic Exercise for Older Adults With Shoulder OA.

Effectiveness of an Occupation-Based Intervention Compared With Therapeutic Exercise for Older Adults With Shoulder Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bay Path University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

As a registered and licensed occupational therapist, I completed a six-week evidence based research study to determine the effects of occupation-based intervention and therapeutic exercises versus therapeutic exercises alone.

Detailed description

Importance: There is a need for evidence to support occupation-based intervention (OBI) for older adults with shoulder osteoarthritis (OA). Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of OBI on function in older adults with shoulder OA compared to therapeutic exercise (TE). Design: Randomized controlled trial. Six-week intervention. 1-week and 4-week follow-up. Setting: Outpatient clinic. Participants: Ten older adults with diagnosis of shoulder OA via convenience sampling. Intervention: Participants were seen two times/week for six weeks. The OBI group completed 30 minutes of TE followed by 30 minutes of OBI. The TE group completed 60 minutes of TE. Outcome and Measures: Functional outcomes were assessed at pre-, 1-week post, and 4-weeks posttreatment using the QuickDASH as the primary outcome measure.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis Shoulder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Therapeutic Exercise	Passive range of motion (PROM), active-assistive range of motion (AAROM), active range of motion (AROM), and strengthening activities.
PROCEDURE	Occupation-Based Intervention	Collecting and placing items in cabinets, washing windows and tables, and hanging clothes on a clothesline.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-28
• Primary completion: 2019-12-06
• Completion: 2020-01-10
• First posted: 2020-11-24
• Last updated: 2020-11-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States