Status:

WITHDRAWN

Effects of Intra-articular Versus Subacromial Steroid Injections on Clinical Outcomes in Adhesive Capsulitis

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Conditions:

Adhesive Capsulitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary objective is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients with a clinical diagnosis of Adhesive Capsulitis who receive intra-articular versus subacromial steroid injections. The secondary...

Detailed Description

Current treatment for Adhesive Capsulitis involves physical therapy. Steroid injections have not been shown to be as effective alone without the physical therapy. However, there are multiple studies t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Meet clinical diagnosis of primary Adhesive Capsulitis
  • Restriction in abduction to less than 130 degrees
  • 50% reduction in external rotation as compared with the contralateral side
  • An intact rotator cuff
  • Between 18-75 years of age

Exclusion

  • Previous shoulder capsular surgery
  • History of steroid injection(s) into affected shoulder
  • Inability to provide informed consent
  • Iodinated contrast dye allergy
  • Allergy to lidocaine
  • Other suspected shoulder pathology (i.e., tumor, rotator cuff rupture. infection, arthritis)
  • Known bleeding diathesis
  • Cervical spine pathology
  • History of trauma to the shoulder
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00742846

Start Date

August 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

February 27 2015

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Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033