Status:
COMPLETED
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) in Impingement Shoulder
Lead Sponsor:
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo
Conditions:
Impingement Shoulder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the past many authors have reported the abnormal contact between the rotator cuff and coracoacromial arch, but the exact etiology was not clearly understood. Thus, the objectives of this study rela...
Detailed Description
1. Randomization of the patients 1.1) Duration of wash-out Having made the proper screening of patients undergoing the study, all pre-selected patients should discontinue any medications that might in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patient must have a diagnosis of impingement of the rotator cuff grade II or grade III. For patients with grade III, they must present at least 90 ° of active elevation of the affected shoulder-free. Patients with extensive lesions of the rotator cuff will be deleted.
- The patient must be aged between 30 and 50 years, of both sexes.
- Patients should not use any anti-inflammatory, analgesic and / or chondroprotective by at least one week before the start of treatment.
- The patient must not have been subjected to intra-articular injection of corticosteroids for at least 30 days before the start of treatment.
- The patient can not be being subjected to physical therapy for at least 30 days before the start of treatment.
- Patient must have at least 3 months of discomfort and / or symptoms of impingement syndrome.
Exclusion
- Make use of systemic anti-inflammatory medications and / or topics during the study.
- Patient presenting during pregnancy or postpartum.
- A patient with cancer, even if you are treated.
- Having been subjected to surgery on the shoulder to receive the study treatment
- submit inflammatory joint diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, etc.) except for the impingement of the rotator cuff.
- Patients who do not submit high active-free up to 90 degrees (minimum) of the affected shoulder will be deleted. These cases are specific to patients with extensive lesions of the rotator cuff and have no function of this muscle group.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01452204
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
March 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 01221-020