Effectiveness of ECA Cream on Calcifying Shoulder Tendinitis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Calcifying Shoulder Tendinitis
- Interventions
- Other: ECA cream
- Registration Number
- NCT02986035
- Lead Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari del Maresme
- Brief Summary
This pilot trail aims to assess the effectiveness of ECA cream in the treatment of calcifying shoulder tendinitis in terms of:
1. Reduction or removal of shoulder calcifications
2. Functional improvements
3. Pain improvements 10 subjects will be assessed prior and 1 and 2 months post intervention onset. The intervention will consist in the application of the ECA cream in the affected shoulder twice a day during 1 month.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
- patients >=18 years
- diagnosed of calcifying shoulder tendinitis diagnosed by a medical specialist (rehabilitation, orthopedic surgeon or rheumatologist) by x-ray
- with disease evolution of more than 3 months and less than 12 months
- that give their informed consent by writing
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous shoulder surgery patients
- Patients with shoulder affections treated with shockwaves or corticosteroid injections.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention ECA cream -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Presence of shoulder calcifications 2 months X-ray
Size of shoulder calcifications 2 months Ultrasonography
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Shoulder functionality 1 and 2 months Constant Scale
Shoulder pain 1 and 2 months Pain VAS (Visual Analogue Scale )
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Consorci Sanitari del Maresme
🇪🇸Mataró, Barcelona, Spain