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ArticleBMJ open2019

Effectiveness of a tailored rehabilitation versus standard strengthening programme for patients with shoulder pain: a protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (the Otago MASTER trial).

Daniel C Ribeiro, Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood, Gisela Sole, J Haxby Abbott

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel C RibeiroSchool of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand daniel.ribeiro@otago.ac.nz.ORCID 0000-0001-9287-9187
Zohreh Jafarian TangroodSchool of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-3839-5901
Gisela SoleSchool of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1632-0338
J Haxby AbbottDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-6468-7284
University of Otago · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExercise therapy is the treatment of choice for the management of patients with shoulder subacromial pain. However, we do not know whether a tailored rehabilitation programme is more effective than a standardised strengthening programme. The aim of this feasibility trial is to assess: (1) participant recruitment rate, (2) the proportion of participants enrolled from the total number screened, (3) adherence to the rehabilitation programme, (4) drop-out rates, (5) obtain estimates of adverse reactions to treatment, (6) obtain estimates of intervention effects in order to inform the sample size of the fully-powered randomised controlled trial, (7) conduct a preliminary cost-effectiveness analysis of the standardised strengthening and the tailored rehabilitation interventions.

methodsThe MAnagement of Subacromial disorders of The shouldER (MASTER) trial, is a two-arm, patient-blinded and assessor-blinded, randomised controlled feasibility trial. Participants will be randomly allocated into one of the interventions group: tailored or standardised rehabilitation. To obtain estimates of intervention effects, we will compare changes in pain and shoulder-related disability scores between the two intervention groups using a repeated mixed-model analysis of variance, with alpha set at 0.05, and power at 80%. Since this is a feasibility study, we will not adjust alpha for multiple comparisons. To determine whether it is feasible to conduct the full trial, we will consider 75% CI as the probability threshold at 3-month follow-up. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study was approved by the University of Otago Ethics Committee (Ref: H17/080). Findings from this study will be presented at national and international conferences, and will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ANZCTR: 12617001405303.

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