The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of exercise and oral corticosteroids the treatment of a FS.
After being informed about the study, all patients giving written informed and meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized a double blind manner in a 1:1 (participant and investigator) to oral corticosteroids or exercise.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
33
The treatment will initiate with a dose of 0.5 mg/kg/day prednisolone for two weeks and the dose will halve in the next two weeks.
The exercise program will be performed two times per week for six weeks for 12 sessions.
Istanbul Faculty Medicine
Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye)
İÜC Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Change from baseline in function on DASH at 6th and 12th week
The DASH is a 30-item self-reported questionnaire in which the response options are presented as 5-point Likert scales. Scores range from 0 (no disability) to 100 (most severe disability). This score was designed be useful in patients with any musculoskeletal disorder of the upper limb.
Time frame: Baseline,6th week and 12th week
Change from baseline in function on ASES at 6th and 12th week
The ASES score is a 10-item measure of shoulder pain and function. Pain is assessed on a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS) and accounts for 50% of the total score. The remaining 50% of the score is determined by the responses to 10 4-point Likert-scale questions related to physical function.
Time frame: Baseline,6th week and 12th week
Change from baseline in range of motion (ROM) at 6th and 12th week
The joint's range of motion is the distance that the joint can extend.
Time frame: Baseline,6th week and 12th week
Change from baseline in depression and anxiety on HADS at 6th and 12th week
HADS is a fourteen-item scale with seven items each for anxiety and depression subscales. Scoring for each item ranges from zero to three. A subscale score \>8 denotes anxiety or depression. HADS scoring was done before and after low-vision consultation to see whether there was a change in the scoring.
Time frame: Baseline,6th week and 12th week
Change from baseline in pain on VAS at 6th and 12th week
The visual analog scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain.
Time frame: Baseline,6th week and 12th week
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