Tecar therapy for rotator cuff shoulder pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a treatment called TECAR therapy (a type of electrical heat therapy) to see if it reduces shoulder pain and improves function in people with rotator cuff tendinopathy (wear and tear of the shoulder tendons). If you have this condition, the therapy may help relieve pain and help you move your shoulder better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have shoulder pain that worsens when you raise your arm overhead.
- You have tenderness where the rotator cuff tendon attaches to the upper arm bone and limited movement in your shoulder.
- An ultrasound or MRI shows rotator cuff tendinosis or a partial tear (not a full-thickness tear).
- You have not had previous shoulder surgery and do not have other conditions that cause shoulder pain (such as neck problems or arthritis).
- You do not have diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, bleeding disorders, or other serious illnesses; you are not pregnant, do not have an active infection, no pacemaker, and no peripheral circulatory disorder.
- You have not had a steroid injection in the shoulder within the last 6 weeks or taken NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) within the last week.
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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