Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:59 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:59 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02035618
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* history of non-traumatic onset of shoulder pain;
* painful arc during active elevation of the arm;
* one or more positive shoulder impingement tests (Neer, Hawkins and Jobe), or pain during passive or resisted external rotation of the arm at 90° of abduction;
* pain with palpation of the rotator cuff tendons;
* all subjects need also to be able to reach 150° of arm elevation as evaluated by visual observation.
Exclusion Criteria:
* limitation of glenohumeral internal and external rotation as indicative of adhesive capsulitis;
* body mass index \> 28kg/m2 as the amount of subcutaneous tissue can compromise the quality of the signal increasing soft tissue artifact;
* numbness or tingling of the upper limb reproduced by cervical compression test;
* history of clavicle, scapula or humerus fracture;
* history of rotator cuff surgery;
* systemic illnesses;
* positive sulcus or apprehension tests as indicative of instability;
* positive drop arm test as indicative of full thickness tear;
* corticosteroid injection within 3 months prior to intervention, or physiotherapy within 6 months prior to intervention;
* depressive symptoms as evaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory score ( \> 9 points) due to its influence on myofascial pain;
* allergy to tape.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT02035618
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02035618