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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON32629
NL-OMON32629
Completed
Phase 4

Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendonitis: Needle UltraSound-guided treatment vs. Subacromial corticosteroids: a randomized controlled trial - RCCT

eids Universitair Medisch Centrum0 sites81 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
calcific deposits in the shoulder
Sponsor
eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Enrollment
81
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \- Age: 18\-65 years
  • \- diffuse lateral shoulder pain without improvement (\> 3 months)
  • \- calcifying tendinitis on x\-rays (\< 6 weeks before eventual inclusion)
  • \- referred to orthopedics or radiology department for treatment
  • \- pain at night or after activities
  • \- worsening of complaints with elevation or abduction of the arm

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Comoribidities of the affected shoulder (with physical examination, X\-rays, US). Subacromial impingement syndrome is not an exclusion criterium.
  • \- \>1 subacromial corticosteroid injections \<3 months before eventual exclusion.
  • \- previous barbotage treatment of the affected shoulder
  • \- history of trauma or surgery on the affected shoulder
  • \- instability of the shoulder
  • \- frozen shoulder (\<90 degrees of external rotation when in 90 degrees of abduction)
  • \- no informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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