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:
2025-12-26 @ 11:08 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-26 @ 11:08 AM
NCT ID:
NCT07293312
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (screen by phone and then confirmed by the physiotherapist at the initial evaluation: pain over the deltoid and/or upper arm region, pain associated with arm movement \[painful arc of movement\], and familiar pain reproduced with loading or resisted testing during external rotation of the arm) for at least 6 months
* Minimum score of 15/100 on the shortened version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (1.5 times the minimally clinically important difference)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Unavailable for the 4 weeks intervention
* Cannot understand or read French
* Have a diagnosis of rheumatoid, inflammatory or neurodegenerative diseases
* Have received a corticosteroid injection or any other type of injection (e.g., platelet-rich plasma, prolotherapy, hyaluronic acid) in the past three months for their current condition
* Have bilateral shoulder pain
* Have pain in another upper limb joint
* Have signs of upper (e.g., bilateral paresthesia, hyperreflexia, or spasticity) or lower (e.g., decreased sensation or strength in dermatomes and myotomes, hypotonia, or hyporeflexia) motor neuron lesions
* History of shoulder surgery, dislocation, or fracture
* Presence of severe osteoarthritis, symptomatic acromioclavicular joint pathology, or adhesive capsulitis (defined as restriction of passive glenohumeral movement of at least 30% for two or more directions)
* Full thickness rotator cuff tear, identified by imaging or clinical tests (lag signs and gross weakness)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT07293312
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07293312