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Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Subacromial Pain Syndrome
Sponsor: University of Valencia
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to analyze whether a physiotherapy protocol based on strengthening exercises to the shoulder girdle muscles carried on during anodal transcranial electrical stimulation (a-TES) is more effective on the symptoms and functionality of subjects with subacromial pain syndrome than an isolated strengthening program. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on functionality? * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on quality of life? * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on pain? * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on muscle strength? * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on active range of movement? * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on proprioception? * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on posture? * Is the strengthening + a-TES protocol effective on glenohumeral and scapulothoracic kinematics? Participants will perform an 8 weeks-3 days/week shoulder strengthening protocol for the rotator cuff and scapulothoracic muscles using elastic bands and dumbbells. The rotator cuff exercises will be performed while they receive a-TES using a neoprene helmet with the electrodes placed in the opposite hemisphere to the affected side. The scapulothoracic exercises will be performed without the transcranial stimulation. The experimental group will receive real a-TES, and will be compared with a control group that will perform the same therapeutic exercises but with placebo a-TES to see the effectiveness of the a-TES on the outcomes cited above.
Official title: Effectiveness of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in the Functional Recovery of Subjects with Subacromial Pain Syndrome: Randomized Clinical Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
74
Start Date
2023-11-23
Completion Date
2026-03
Last Updated
2025-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Strenghtening + TES
Strenghtening of rotator cuff and scapulothoracic muscles protocol with the incorporation of anodal transcranial direct stimulation (real if experimental or sham if control)
Locations (1)
University of Valencia
Valencia, Valencia, Spain