About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if motivational interviewing (MI) works to improve symptoms in people with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). TOS is a condition that causes long-term pain, numbness, and weakness in the arm and shoulder area. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does MI lower pain and improve arm function in people with TOS? * Does psychological resilience predict treatment outcomes in people with TOS? Researchers will compare participants who receive MI sessions plus a home exercise program to those who receive a home exercise program alone. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.
Participants will:
* Follow a home exercise program for 6 weeks * Some participants will also attend up to 4 motivational interviewing sessions * Complete questionnaires about pain, function, sleep, anxiety, and depression at the start and end of the 6-week program
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome
Age between 18 and 65 years
Pain duration of more than 6 months
No surgical intervention in the last 6 months
Disqualifiers
Accompanying pathologies (cervical disc problems, fibromyalgia, rotator cuff problems, diabetes, neoplastic processes)
Unwillingness to provide informed consent
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Motivational Interviewing
- Home Exercise Program