Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Calcific Tendinitis by Ultrasound-guided Needle Lavage

Lead Sponsor:

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Conditions:

Calcific Tendinitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Study population: Subjects with long standing symptoms from calcific tendonitis, non-responsive to other forms of conservative treatment Study method: A cohort of 50 patients with symptomatic calcifi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Shoulder pain for at least 6 months, localised laterally on the upper humerus
  • Painful arc
  • Positive Hawkins test and/or Neers tegn for impingement
  • Calcific deposit of \>= 5 mm on shoulder x-ray, verified on sonography with a localisation in the supraspinatus or infraspinatus tendon

Exclusion

  • The presence of other local or systemic diseases affecting shoulder function like arthritis, inflammatory arthropathy or instability
  • Symptoms from a cervical root syndrome
  • Sonographic or MRI findings for a rotator cuff tear
  • Earlier surgery in the study shoulder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

52 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01832376

Start Date

June 1 2011

End Date

May 1 2018

Last Update

October 31 2018

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Martina Hansens Hospital

Sandvika, Norway, 1306