Status:
COMPLETED
Subacromial Ultrasound-guided or Systemic Steroid Injection for Rotator Cuff Disease, a Randomized Double Blinded Study
Lead Sponsor:
Ullevaal University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Oslo
Conditions:
Rotator Cuff Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Corticosteroid injections is a popular treatment option in shoulder disease. The evidence of effectiveness of corticosteroid injections is however contradicting. The importance of the accuracy of the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- above 18 years
- shoulder pain for more than 3 months
- pain at abduction of the affected shoulder
- less than 50 % reduced passive glenohumeral range of motion in no more than one direction of either abduction, external or internal rotation
- 2 of 3 positive isometric test of external rotation, internal rotation and abduction
- positive Hawkins-Kennedy impingement test
Exclusion
- SPADI score below 30 points
- symptomatic acromioclavicular arthritis
- clinical and radiological findings indicating glenohumeral joint pathology
- referred pain from neck or internal organs
- clinical signs of a cervical syndrome
- generalized muscular pain syndrome with bilateral muscular pain in the neck and shoulders
- history of inflammatory arthritis
- diabetes mellitus type 1
- contraindications to local steroid or lidocaine hydrochloride injections
- corticosteroid injections last month before inclusion
- unable to respond to questionnaires
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
106 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00640575
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
July 6 2011
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