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

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: 10005944; calcific deposits in the shoulder; tendinosis calcarea; 10023213

• Registration Number: NL-OMON32629
• Lead Sponsor: eids Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 81

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Pre-intervention and at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after<br /><br>intervention:<br /><br>- Constant Shoulder Score (CS).</p><br>