Physical therapy for partial rotator cuff tears
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests whether physical therapy helps people with a partial tear in the rotator cuff (a group of muscles that help move your shoulder). It also looks at how pain sensitivity might affect your response to treatment, which could help personalize care.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have a partial tear in the supraspinatus tendon (one of the rotator cuff muscles), confirmed by MRI.
- You have had shoulder pain for at least 6 weeks.
- You are willing to undergo a standard physical therapy program.
- You have not had shoulder surgery or a major shoulder injury on the affected side.
- You have not had a steroid injection or other invasive procedure on your 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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