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NCT Number: NCT00782522

Effect Study of an Eccentric Training Program and Stretching for Patients With Chronical Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

In the first part of the the study two new outcome measurements (force reproducibility and subacromial space) will be tested for reproducibility. Therefore 30 healthy people will be assessed.

In a second part of the study 60 patients will be randomly allocated to two groups. Group A (n=30) will perform a traditional training program and group B (n=30) will perform an eccentric training program.

Before the onset of the training programs, pain, function, maximal force, range of motion, subacromial space and force reproducibility will be assessed. Both training programs will be accomplished at home. The first six weeks there will be an appointment with the therapist once a week to explain, correct and when necessary, aggravate the exercises. The next six weeks these appointments will be diminished to once every two weeks.

After 6 and after 12 weeks of training the patients will be reassessed for all the parameters.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronical Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • global tendon thinning
  • inhomogeneous echo partitioning
  • calcifications at the insertion
  • symptoms present for at least 3 months: painful resisted isometric abduction, painful palpation of the supraspinatus tendon, impingement tests positive

Exclusion criteria

  • documented full thickness rotator cuff rupture
  • other lesions than CRCT at the moment of the study
  • echographic criteria for ruptures (focal thinning, fluid-filled gap,compressibility)

Treatment and study plan

Eccentric training program

Procedure

Eccentric training program

Traditional training program

Procedure

Traditional training program

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum force, pain and function,range of motion, force reproduction, subacromial space

    Time frame: After 6 and after 12 weeks of training

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Collaborators

  • Special Research Fund, Belgium

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Oct 31, 2008
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2012

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