NCT06157554

The Effect of Breathing Exercises in Addition to Conventional Treatment in Frozen Shoulder Patients

The Effect of Breathing Exercises in Addition to Conventional Treatment on Pain, Normal Joint Movement and Quality of Life in Frozen Shoulder Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aimed to investigate the effect of breathing exercises in addition to conventional treatment on pain, normal joint movement and quality of life in patients with frozen shoulder. A simple random number table will randomly divide participants into two groups. The study group (20 participants) will be given 15 sessions of respiratory exercises in addition to the 15 sessions of physiotherapy provided routinely for treatment. The control group (20 participants) will receive 15 sessions of physiotherapy services in addition to the routine 15 sessions of the physiotherapy department.

Detailed description

After completing the demographic information form, a visual analog scale will be used for pain intensity, a Baseline digital goniometer will be used to measure the normal joint range of the shoulder girdle, and a Short form SF-36 will be used for quality of life. All participants will be evaluated before and after 15 sessions. The same assessments will be performed in both groups. The evaluations are expected to last 40 minutes in total. The study group (20 participants) will be given 15 sessions of respiratory exercises in addition to the 15 sessions of physiotherapy provided routinely for treatment. The control group (20 participants) will receive 15 sessions of physiotherapy services in addition to the routine 15 sessions of the physiotherapy department.

Conditions

• Frozen Shoulder
• Pain
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Breathing Exercises	During the exercise sessions, participants will be seated in a chair. In the first five and last five minutes of the session, they will be instructed to focus on their breathing and the sensations produced in the body while sitting comfortably in a relaxed position with all joints in the chairs with their eyes closed. After the initial 5 minutes of relaxed breathing, participants will be instructed to perform diaphragmatic and costal breathing for 10 minutes. After 5 minutes of diaphragmatic breathing, the patient will be rested for 1 minute and then 5 minutes of costal breathing will be performed. While doing coastal breathing, patients will be asked to place their hands on their costas, take a deep breath and inflate the bottom of their hands; then they will be asked to exhale the breath they take in a longer (1:2) time.
OTHER	Conventional treatment	Ultrasound, hotpack and TENS will be applied to both control and study groups as physical therapy modality. Then 15 sessions of Codman exercises, normal range of motion exercises and stretching exercises will be applied to both groups.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-10
• Primary completion: 2023-12-10
• Completion: 2024-01-10
• First posted: 2023-12-06
• Last updated: 2023-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)