Status:
COMPLETED
Bee Venom Acupuncture for the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder
Lead Sponsor:
Kyunghee University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Conditions:
Frozen Shoulder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of combined bee venom acupuncture (BVA) and physiotherapy (PT) on frozen shoulder, and whether if the effect of BVA is dose effective.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of frozen shoulder by orthopedist
- Must have shoulder pain of more than VAS 5 over 1 month and under 12 months
- Marked limitation of active and/or passive motion range in one shoulder
Exclusion
- history of major shoulder injury or surgery
- other musculoskeletal pain
- cervical neuropathy, paralysis, neurological disorder
- hypersensitivity reactions by bee venom skin test
- renal or hepatic disorders, hematologic diseases, cancer, mental disorders, inflammatory or infectious disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01526031
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
July 1 2010
Last Update
February 3 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Arthritis & Rheumatism Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Seoul, South Korea, 134-727