Education for shoulder pain: which patients benefit most?
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether patients with different types of shoulder pain respond better to learning about their condition through education alone. You will receive information and advice to help you manage your pain without injections or surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have had shoulder pain for at least 4 weeks.
- A doctor has diagnosed you with conditions like shoulder impingement, bursitis, rotator cuff tendinopathy, or a partial tear.
- Your shoulder pain with activity is at least a 3 on a 0-10 pain scale.
- You have not had shoulder surgery, frozen shoulder, a full-thickness rotator cuff tear, or shoulder instability.
- You have not had physical therapy or a steroid injection in the past 6 months, and your pain has lasted less than a year.
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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