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:
2025-12-24 @ 6:55 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:55 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01691157
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients must be aged 18 years and older.
* Shoulder pain of at least 3/10 in severity that has been diagnosed by a consultant rheumatologist, orthopaedic surgeon or general practitioner within the past 12 months.
* Positive Hawkins-Kennedy test.
* Positive on testing either supraspinatus (empty can test) or infraspinatus (resisted external rotation in neutral).
Exclusion Criteria:
* Acute traumatic conditions.
* Evidence of rotator cuff tear (positive drop arm test) or any other shoulder joint pathology (e.g. adhesive capsulitis, labral tears).
* A history of fractures of the upper arm, shoulder or clavicle within the past two years.
* A history of dislocation of the shoulder within the previous two years.
* Postoperative conditions involving the upper arm, shoulder or clavicle.
* Inflammatory or systemic diseases.
* Current signs and symptoms of acute nerve root pain arising from the cervical or upper thoracic spine.
* Previous physiotherapy for the same condition involving an exercise regime.
* Previous corticosteroid injection of the affected shoulder within the past 6 months.
* Unwilling participant.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01691157
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01691157