Chronic Shoulder Pain Treated by Pressures With the Thumbs on the Trigger Points
CompletedPhase 1, Phase 2NCT00679887
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Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to find the efficacy of treating the trigger points located around the shoulder in patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Chronic Shoulder Pain of Myofascial Origin,a Randomised Clinical Trial Using Ischemic Compression Therapy.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: ischemic compression
- Sponsor
- Guy Hains Chiropractor
- Start date
- 2003-09
- Primary completion
- 2006-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 30 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * 30 to 60 years old. * To have suffered from shoulder pain on a daly basis for at least 3 months * Participants had to be able to raise the arm above ther head. * They had accept to receive 15 chiropractic treatments without charge. Exclusion Criteria: * Past surgery to the arm. * Injection to the shoulder in the month preceding the trial. * A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or any other systemic disorders affecting the joints. * Shoulder pain from an herniated disc.
Canadian sites (1)
| Facility | City | Province |
|---|---|---|
| 2930 Cote Richelieu | Trois-Rivières | Quebec |
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00679887