Cognitive functional therapy versus therapeutic exercises for the treatment of individuals with chronic shoulder pain: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320025
• Publication Date: 2025-04-21T17:49:35Z
• Authors: Vander Gava; Jessica Mayara da...; Ney Meziat-Filho; Lucas Araújo Almeida; Daniel Germano Ma...; Jose Diego Sales ...; Palloma Rodrigues...; Romário Nóbrega S...; Germanna Medeiros...; Valéria Mayaly Al...; Danilo Harudy Kam...
• Keywords: Biopsychosocial model; Manual therapy

Introduction Shoulder pain is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition with functional, physical, and psychological impacts. Interventions for chronic shoulder should address the biopsychosocial model, Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) emerging as promising physiotherapy approach. CFT approaches multidimensional nature of pain, integrating physical cognitive aspects. To date, no study has assessed effectiveness in individuals pain. Therefore, this randomized controlled trial aims to compare effects therapeutic exercises on intensity, disability, self-efficacy, sleep quality, aspects, central processing Methods This will be trial, single-blinded two parallel groups. Seventy-two randomly assigned one groups: or Therapeutic exercise. The interventions last 8 weeks, group receiving therapy once week exercise sessions twice week. primary outcomes intensity while secondary include function, factors, perception improvement/deterioration, processing. outcome measures at baseline, 4 th week, end treatment (8 week), 12 -week follow-up. Conclusion results contribute understanding treating Trial registration number: NCT06542666