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Traditional Strengthening Exercise for Shoulder Pain (SAPS Trial)

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Led By Daniel Rhon, DPT, DSc
Research Sponsored by Brooke Army Medical Center
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 years
Awards & highlights

SAPS Trial Summary

This trial is testing different treatment methods for shoulder pain. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of four groups and followed for one year.

SAPS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)
Secondary outcome measures
Healthcare Utilization
Patient Acceptable Symptom Scale (PASS)
Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 57-Item Profile (PROMIS-57) v2.0
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SAPS Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Traditional Strengthening ExerciseActive Control1 Intervention
Patients will be asked to complete at least 6 outpatient PT sessions over a 4-week period. This will include an individualized impairment-focused approach, utilizing traditional rotator cuff strengthening exercises to address any impairments or reinforce any standard of care manual treatment. Patients will also be given a home exercise program with instructions so that they can perform the traditional rotator cuff strengthening exercises daily at home.
Group II: Eccentric Exercise + pain educationActive Control2 Interventions
In addition to the treatment provided in the "Eccentric Exercise" Arm patients will receive additional self-management training education focused on neuroscience of pain principles. This will include e a 5-minute video called "Understanding pain in less than 5 minutes, and what to do about it!", or aka "explain pain" video. The patients will also receive an interactive education booklet and review session with their PT, a series of weekly e-mails that reinforce key components of the booklet and video; and reinforcing messages when in the clinic doing their exercises.
Group III: Traditional Exercise + pain educationActive Control2 Interventions
In addition to the treatment provided in the "Traditional Exercise" Arm patients will receive additional self-management training education focused on neuroscience of pain principles. This will include e a 5-minute video called "Understanding pain in less than 5 minutes, and what to do about it!", or aka "explain pain" video. The patients will also receive an interactive education booklet and review session with their PT, a series of weekly e-mails that reinforce key components of the booklet and video; and reinforcing messages when in the clinic doing their exercises.
Group IV: Eccentric Strengthening ExerciseActive Control1 Intervention
Patients will be asked to complete at least 6 outpatient PT sessions over a 4-week period. This will include an individualized impairment-focused approach, utilizing eccentric strengthening exercises of the rotator cuff to address any impairments or reinforce any standard of care manual treatment. Patients will also be given a home exercise program with instructions so that they can perform the eccentric strengthening exercises daily at home.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Brooke Army Medical CenterLead Sponsor
119 Previous Clinical Trials
26,319 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Shoulder Pain
74 Patients Enrolled for Shoulder Pain
Daniel Rhon, DPT, DScPrincipal InvestigatorDirector, Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Center, Brooke Army Medical Center
4 Previous Clinical Trials
710 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Type of Exercise and Education in Patients With SubAcromial Pain Syndrome
Dan Rhon 2017. "Type of Exercise and Education in Patients With SubAcromial Pain Syndrome". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03127839.
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