Influence of Biopsychosocial Factors and Central Sensitization in Predicting the Recovery of Chronic Shoulder Pain
CompletedNCT02738372
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Background: Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal condition presenting to physicians or physiotherapists ) in primary healthcare after low back and neck pain being a significant cause of morbidity and functional disability in both working and general population. Despite the large group of individuals seeking for primary care services, about 50% of patients with shoulder pain still report persistent pain after 12-18 months. As a result, socio-economic burdens are considerable due to extensive use of heath care services, sickness absence, disability pension, and loss of productivity as well as, patient´s suffering. Aims: the primary aim of this study was to evaluate what biopsychosocial factors predict a better and/or poor outcome in patients with Chronic shoulder pain. The secondary aim was to analyze the role of central sensitization in predicting a better and/or poor outcome in patients with Chronic shoulder pain. Hypothesis: 1. A high level of physical inactivity, kinesiophobia, fear avoidance and pain catastrophizing and low level of self-efficacy will ease the perpetuation of Chronic shoulder pain. 2. The presence of central sensitization will predict a poor outcome in patients with chronic shoulder pain.
Study details
- Official title
- The Influence of Biopsychosocial Factors and Peripheral and/or Central Sensitization in Predicting the Recovery of Chronic Shoulder Pain: a Prospective Cohort Study. Study Protocol
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Diagnosis/Prognosis
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
- Start date
- 2016-11
- Primary completion
- 2019-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 70 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men / women aged between 18 and 70 years. 2. Patients suffering from shoulder pain, defined as pain presented or exacerbated by movements in the shoulder, pain intensity = 2 measured by a numerical scale with values from 0 to 10, meaning 0= no pain and 10= the worst pain, will be included in this study, among all these following shoulder pain conditions: (i) rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy ; (ii) adhesive capsulitis (AC) ; (iii) glenohumeral instability ; (iv) SLAP lesion; (v) and/or acromioclavicular pathology. Subjects will not be required to undergo diagnostic imaging (i.e MRI) to diagnosis the pathology because of the recruitment will be carried out by clinical findings. 3. Duration of symptoms: greater than 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Recent shoulder dislocation (1 year prior) and/or systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and/or polymyalgia rheumatica. 2. Shoulder pain considered to be originated in the cervical region and other traumas or if there is a neurological dysfunction (i.e multiple sclerosis), osteoporosis, hemophilia and / or cancer. 3. Inability to provide informed consent and/or complete written questionnaires.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02738372