PNE Plus Exercise Versus Exercise for Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
SuspendedNot applicableNCT04985370
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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)
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the combined effects of pain neuroscience education plus exercise to exercise alone in the management of patients with chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy regarding pain, function, strength, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing.
Study details
- Official title
- Pain Neuroscience Education Plus Exercise Versus Exercise Alone in the Management of Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Tendinosis
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Ruben Fernandez Matias
- Organization
- University of Alcala
- Start date
- 2021-07-25
- Primary completion
- 2021-10-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Shoulder pain due to rotator cuff tendinopathy lasting more than 6 months. * Internal Rotation Resisted Strength Test positive. * Test Item Cluster (Hawkins-Kennedy, painful arc, and infraspinatus test) positive. Exclusion Criteria: * History of: tumors, metastasis, osteoporosis, shoulder fractures, shoulder luxation and/or instability, previous shoulder surgery, cervical radiculopathy, full-thickness rotator cuff tears, glenohumeral joint degeneration, inflammatory arthropathy, acromioclavicular joint arthrosis, and rotator cuff calcifications. * Being treated by other physical therapy or medical treatment for their shoulder pain at the time of recruitment.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04985370