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NCT Number: NCT05779033

Ultrasound Versus Kinesiotaping in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

studying the effect of ultrasound and kinesiotaping in shoulder impingement syndrome in reliefing pain and increase range of motion in subjects with shoulder impingement syndrome .

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Key information

Conditions

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Arthralgia Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Shoulder Injuries Shoulder Pain Signs and Symptoms Wounds and Injuries

Age range

20 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mahmoud Ahmed Kashef

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 0325, Egypt

About this study

Shoulder pain is a common presenting complaint from patients of all ages in daily clinical practice, affecting approximately one-third of individuals during their lifetime. Such pain may lead to the impairment of shoulder joint function and to severe reduction in quality of life. Shoulder impingement syndrome.

Ultrasound (US) is a physical therapy agent that is frequently used as an adjunctive treatment for shoulder pain. US has thermal and biophysical ffects which provide analgesia increases nutrition and increases blood circulation.

Kinesio taping method (KT), has been widely used also for many musculoskeletal diseases including shoulder problems. Most of taping methods are aimed to provide a mechanical stimulus for proprioception or to decrease pain by lifting skin and subcutaneous tissues.

  • To investigate the effect of adding ultrasound versus Kinesiotaping to exercise program on pain intensity.
  • To investigate the effect of adding ultrasound versus Kinesiotaping to exercise program on shoulder ROM.
  • To investigate the effect of adding ultrasound versus Kinesiotaping to exercise program on shoulder function.
  • To investigate the effect of adding ultrasound versus Kinesiotaping to exercise program on hand strength.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with shoulder impingement syndrome from both genders their age will be ranged and divided into three groups from 20-50 years.
  • History of shoulder pain for one month.
  • Positive Neer's impingement test and Hawkin's kiennedy test.
  • Provocation of pain above 60 degrees of flexion and abduction.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of Shoulder girdle fracture, dislocation and surgery
  • Diagnosed with frozen shoulder or rotator cuff tear
  • History of cervicobrachial pain
  • Any neuromuscular pain in upper limb and use of corticosteroids or pain subsiding medication

Treatment and study plan

scapular stabilization exercises

Behavioral

scapular stabilization exercises 3 times per week for 4 weeks.

Ultrasound

Device

Ultrasound 3 times per week for 4 weeks.continuous US operated at a frequency of 1 MHz and at an intensity of 1.5 W/cm2 for 5 minutes

Other names: US

Kinesio Tape

Other

Kinesiotape 3 times per week for 4 weeks. We will apply taping to two muscles (deltoideus and supraspinatus). A "Y' tape was placed over the deltoid muscle using the muscle stimulation (KT strip arms were located by stretching slightly by 15%-25%) and mechanical correction techniques (KT strip arms were located with maximal stretching). Another "Y" tape was placed over the supraspinatus muscle using the muscle inhibition technique (the starting point of the tape was attached to the sub acromial-greater tubercle with submaximal (75%) stretching and without stretching on strip arms).

Other names: KT

Primary outcomes

  1. severity of pain

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    Assessed By visual analogue scale (VAS) , The most simple VAS is a straight horizontal line of fixed length, usually 100 mm. The ends are defined as the extreme limits of the parameter to be measured (symptom, pain, health) orientated from the left (worst) to the right (best).

  2. Range Of Motion

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    assessed By Digital Goniometer

  3. Function

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    assessed by disability of arm and hand quick questionnaire (quick DASH).

  4. Hand strength

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    assessed by hand dynamometer.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Collaborators

  • Heliopolis University

Registry information

Official study title

Ultrasound Versus Kinesiotaping in Relation to Scapular Stabilization Exercises in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Acronym: US-SIS-KT

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Mar 22, 2023
Registry last updated
Nov 19, 2025

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