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Cognitive Functional Therapy for Chronic Shoulder Pain: Pilot and Feasibility Study

CompletedNot applicableNCT06542666
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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)

This pilot randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) will assess the feasibility and identify the key components necessary for conducting the main RCT, which will involve the comparison of Cognitive Functional Therapy with Therapeutic Exercises in individuals with chronic shoulder pain. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What barriers to the participation of the included individuals might arise? * Will the assessment procedures and outcome measures be feasible and suitable? * What time will be necessary to conduct the assessments? * Will participants be willing to be randomized to the proposed treatment groups? * What barriers to the clinical delivery of Cognitive Functional Therapy in the healthcare system might exist? * Will the treatment(s) be acceptable to patients? * Will participants adhere to the treatment? * What will the recruitment rates be per week/month? * Will there be any selection bias? * Will participant retention be high among the allocation groups? * Will the data be complete? * What will the data variability be? * Will the treatment effects/outcomes be consistent with expectations and previous literature?

Study details

Official title
Cognitive Functional Therapy Versus Therapeutic Exercises for Treating Individuals With Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Pilot and Feasibility Study
Conditions
Sponsor
Federal University of Paraíba
Start date
2025-02-17
Primary completion
2025-12-31
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 60 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Brazil
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women; * Age between 18 and 60 years; * Presence of shoulder pain for more than 3 months; * Pain intensity of 4 points or more on the 11-point Numeric Pain Rating Scale during the past week. * High level of disability or moderate level of irritability. Exclusion Criteria: * History of fracture or surgery of the clavicle, scapula, and/or humerus, surgical stabilization or rotator cuff repair; * History of dislocation, instability (positive sulcus sign or apprehension test), and/or rotator cuff tear (positive drop arm test); * Adhesive capsulitis verified by the presence of gradual onset pain associated with stiffness and reduced passive and active mobility; * Ongoing pregnancy; * Reproduction of shoulder pain radiating to the entire upper limb during cervical or thoracic spine tests (positive Spurling test); * Neurological or systemic diseases that may alter muscle strength and sensitivity such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, gout, and diabetes; * Corticosteroid injection in the shoulder region in the last 3 months; * Physiotherapy treatment in the last 6 months.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06542666