Cognitive functional therapy for chronic shoulder pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a new type of therapy called Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) for people with ongoing shoulder pain. It focuses on how you move and think about your pain, and aims to help you manage better without surgery or injections.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- You have had shoulder pain for more than 3 months.
- Your shoulder pain is at least a 4 out of 10 in intensity.
- Your shoulder pain causes a high level of disability or your shoulder feels easily irritated.
- You have not had surgery, fracture, or serious problems (like dislocation, tear, or frozen shoulder) in the same shoulder.
- You do not have conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, gout, diabetes, or active cancer, and you have not had a steroid injection in the shoulder in the last 3 months or physical therapy for the shoulder in the last 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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