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NCT05054920
Eccentric Versus Concentric Exercises for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
NA trial testing concentric exercises in Rheumatoid Arthritis in 40 participants. Completed in 1 September 2022.
1 April 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Cairo University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 40 |
| Start date | 30 September 2021 |
| Primary completion | 1 April 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 1 September 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- concentric exercises
- eccentric exercises
- Stretching
Conditions studied
- Rheumatoid Arthritis — all drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis →
- Rotator Cuff Tendinosis — all drugs for Rotator Cuff Tendinosis →
- Tendinopathy — all drugs for Tendinopathy →
Sponsor
Cairo University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 50, any sex, with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Rotator Cuff Tendinosis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Study aiming at determining the efficacy of eccentric versus concentric exercises for improving tendon biological characteristics, pain, and shoulder overall function for rotator cuff tendinopathy in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Moreover, investigation the relationship between RA activity and the severity of rotator cuff tendinopathy. Patients will be randomly assigned into either concentric or eccentric exercise group. Randomizations will be done using computer random generated numbers.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Eccentric Versus Concentric Exercises in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Randomized Comparative Study.
Wahba MM, Selim M, Hegazy MM, Elgohary R, et al · · 2023 · cited 4× · PMID 36792052 · DOI 10.5535/arm.22150 -
Response: Eccentric Versus Concentric Exercises in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Randomized Comparative Study (Ann Rehabil Med 2023;47:26-35).
Wahba MM, Selim M, Hegazy MM, Elgohary R, et al · · 2024 · PMID 38385216 · DOI 10.5535/arm.240007
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05054920 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Cairo University
- Last refreshed: 6 September 2023
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