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Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2017

Predicting outcome in frozen shoulder (shoulder capsulitis) in presence of comorbidity as measured with subjective health complaints and neuroticism.

Satya Pal Sharma, Rolf Moe-Nilssen, Alice Kvåle, Anders Bærheim

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01570985 (Outcome in Shoulder Capsulitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01570985 phase3unknown statusnot on this map

Outcome in Shoulder Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) Between Corticosteroid and Corticosteroid With Distension Compared to Wait and See Policy, a Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSatya Pal SharmaRan2010 to 2015Enrolled120ConditionsShoulder Capsulitis, Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis, Frozen ShoulderArmsTriamcinolone Acetonide
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Satya Pal SharmaResearch Group, Section for General Practice, Department of Global health and Primary care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018, Bergen, Norway. satya.sharma@uib.no.
Rolf Moe-NilssenPhysiotherapy Research Group, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Alice KvålePhysiotherapy Research Group, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Anders BærheimResearch Group, Section for General Practice, Department of Global health and Primary care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018, Bergen, Norway.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a substantive lack of knowledge about comorbidity in patients with frozen shoulder. The aim of this study was to investigate whether subjective health complaints and Neuroticism would predict treatment outcome in patients diagnosed with frozen shoulder as measured by the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) and change in SPADI.

methodsA total of 105 patients with frozen shoulder were recruited for a randomised controlled trial, where 69 were in the intervention group and received intraarticular corticosteroid injections and 36 patients served as control group. The SPADI was used as the outcome measure after 8 weeks, and change in SPADI from baseline to 8 weeks as a measure of rate of recovery. To examine comorbidities, all participants completed the Subjective Health Complaints (SHC) questionnaire with its five subscales, and the Neuroticism (N) component of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised. Multiple regression analysis was performed with the baseline comorbidity variables that correlated significantly with SPADI after 8 weeks, and with change in SPADI from baseline to 8 weeks, controlling for the variables intervention, age, gender and duration of pain.

resultsIn this study, patients with frozen shoulder had little comorbidity as measured with SHC and scored normally with respect to Neuroticism. Only the Pseudoneurology subscale in SHC correlated significantly with SPADI and had significant predictive power (p < 0.001) for the outcome at 8 weeks. The intervention group exhibited significant statistical predictive power (p < 0.001) for the treatment outcome as measured by a change in SPADI from baseline to 8 weeks. Being female also had some predictive significance for change in SPADI (p < 0.005).

conclusionPsychometric parameters as measured by the Pseudoneurology subscale in SHC questionnaire did predict the treatment outcome in frozen shoulder as measured by SPADI at 8 weeks, but not by change in SPADI from baseline to 8 weeks. One may conclude that psychometric parameters may affect symptoms, but do not predict the rate of recovery in frozen shoulder.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT01570985 .

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Diagnostic Self EvaluationNeuroticismBursitisComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPredictive Value of TestsShoulder PainTreatment OutcomeFrozen shoulderNeuroticismSHCShoulder capsulitisShoulder pain and disability indexSPADISubjective health complaints

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PMID28865441
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