Effectiveness of ultrasound imaging in general practice: optimising the management of patients with non-chronic shoulder complaints.
- Conditions
- subacromial disorders and softtissue shoulder disorders10043237
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38120
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
* Referral by the GP to the radiology department for ultrasound of the shoulder;
* Shoulder pain upon abduction with painful arc;
* Symptoms lasting no longer than three months;
* First episode of shoulder pain for 12 months;
* Men and women aged between 18 and 65 years.
* Consultation or treatment for SP in the past three months;
* Glenohumeral external rotation range of motion less than 45 degrees;
* History of fractures of the proximal humerus or acromion, dislocation and/or surgery of the affected shoulder;
* Shoulder complaints caused by rheumatic disease, suspected referred complaints or extrinsic cause.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome measures include patient-perceived recovery. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secondary outcome measures include shoulder pain, performance of daily<br /><br>activities, health-related quality of life, and costs.</p><br>
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