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Physiotherapy Treatment of Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendinopathies. Global Postural Reeducation or Aerobic Exercise?

Global Postural Reeducation vs. Non-specific Therapeutic Exercise in the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathies of the Shoulder

NCT05613998•Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare in participant population (patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy of the shoulder) the effect of a Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) program vs. a nonspecific therapeutic (aerobic) exercise program

Detailed Description

Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly distributed between group 1 "Global Postural Reeducation (GPR)", group 2 "exercise", or group 3 "no physical therapy intervention". Group 1 participants will receive a physical therapy treatment using the GPR method for 6 weeks consisting of 1 weekly session lasting 40 min performing "frog on the ground" and "sitting" poses. Patients in this group will also perform self-postures at home daily for 10 minutes. Group 2 participants perform training for 6 weeks using non-specific aerobic exercise consisting of a daily 20-minutes walk at a speed of 4-5 km/h. Group 3 participants will not receive any physical therapy treatment and will serve as a control group.

Eligibility

Age

18 - 60 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria

•Shoulder pain with duration of at least 3 months
•Positive painful arc test during abduction
•At least one positive of the following tests: Hawkins-Kennedy test, Neer's sig, empty can test, drop arm or lift-off test

Exclusion Criteria

•Cervical radiculopathy
•Moderate or severe degenerative arthropathy
•Complete rotator cuff tear
•History of shoulder or neck surgery
•History of shoulder fractures or dislocation
•Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis
•Previous interventions with steroid injections or physiotherapy 2 months before the start of the program

Locations (1)

Francisco de Vitoria University

Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain

Key Dates

Start Date

October 30, 2022

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2024

Completion Date

January 10, 2025

Last Updated

January 22, 2026

Enrollment

ACTUAL participants

Conditions

Rotator Cuff Tendinosis

Interventions

GPR Group

OTHER

Aerobic Exercice Group

OTHER

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ClinicalTrials.gov last update: January 22, 2026Data synced to Clareo: March 29, 2026

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Physiotherapy Treatment of Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendinopathies. Global Postural Reeducation or Aerobic Exercise?

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

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