Muscle Function, Central Nervous System Sensitization, and Pain Profiling in Patients With Subacromial Pain (SAP-CNSS).

Launched by HVIDOVRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · Oct 25, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

Subacromial pain (SAP), also referred to as subacromial impingement syndrome, is characterized by pain in the shoulder joint, which is aggravated by elevation of the arm and / or during overhead activities. Subacromial pain has been suggested to be an "end station" to numerous pathologies of the shoulder and can be considered to include a variety of symptoms, and not to be seen only as a single diagnosis. In Denmark, SAP is frequently reported as a cause of pain in the shoulder joint, and based on studies from Sweden and the Netherlands, is estimated to cost the Danish society around 1.35 b...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Have had SAP during the last two weeks or more.
• • Have positive results from minimum 3 out of 5 clinical tests.
• • Have experienced pain ranking 4 or above on the VRS scale within the last 7 days.
• • Are able to speak and understand Danish.
• • Have given informed consent to participate in the study after they have fully understood the content of the study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Have acquired traumatic shoulder injury, and this is onset/cause for current shoulder pain, e.g. fall on shoulder.
• • Have received a corticosteroid injection within the last six weeks.
• • Report having had a shoulder fracture within 6 months.
• • Report having had surgery on the affected shoulder.
• • Report having radiologically verified glenohumeral osteoarthritis.
• • Have a luxation or sub-luxation of the glenohumeral or the acromioclavicular joint, clinically suspected labrum lesion, clinically suspected complete traumatic tear of the rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, suspected competing diagnoses (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, neurological disorders, and fibromyalgia).
• • Have a history of diagnosed major psychiatric disorder.
• • Have a history of illicit drug use; be currently abusing alcohol or currently withdrawing from alcohol abuse.
• • Have a history of heart disease.
• • Are pregnant.