Status:
COMPLETED
Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
University of Roma La Sapienza
Conditions:
Mobility Limitation
Trochanteric Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is characterized by pain over the greater trochanter, which can refer down the lateral aspect of the hip. Historically, conservative treatments such as rest/a...
Detailed Description
Shockwave therapy (SWT) has been used successfully since the late 1980s for the management of various musculoskeletal disorders including plantar fasciopathy, achilles tendinopathy, shoulder calcific ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients of either sex, aged oved 18 years, complaining of pain located anterior, lateral or posterior to the great trochanter for more than 3 months.
- Pain while lying on the affected side.
- Local tenderness on palpation of the area of the great trochanter of patients with this symptom as the reason for the consultation.
Exclusion
- Presence of signs and symptoms of another cause of regional hip pain.
- Presence of hip internal rotation 20° and extension deficit or other range of motion limitation 10º
- Previous hip surgery or use of ESWT for GTPS.
- Acute low back pain
- Vascular, neurologic, rheumatic diseases.
- Tumor in the area or local infection to the hip joint region.
- Pregnancy.
- Severe coagulation disorders.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 18 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
103 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03338465
Start Date
June 1 2018
End Date
February 18 2019
Last Update
June 1 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Sant'Andrea Hospital
Roma, RM, Italy, 00144