Sleep posture guidance for rotator cuff shoulder pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether teaching patients with rotator cuff problems better sleeping postures can improve their sleep quality. If you're getting physical therapy for shoulder pain, you may learn simple ways to position yourself at night to sleep more comfortably.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 65 years old.
- You must have a rotator cuff problem (a group of muscles and tendons around the shoulder) causing pain for at least 3 months.
- Your doctor must have referred you for non-surgical (conservative) treatment like physical therapy.
- You must be able to read and answer questionnaires about your sleep, pain, and shoulder function.
- You are not eligible if you have had shoulder surgery, recent fractures or injuries, certain diseases (like rheumatoid arthritis or frozen shoulder), or a separate sleep disorder already being treated.
- You are not eligible if you had a cortisone injection in the shoulder in the last 3 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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