Phase 2 Study of the Fine Needle Technique on Calcific Tendinitis

Hadassah Medical Organization0 sites40 target enrollmentJuly 25, 2007

ConditionsTendinitis

Overview

Phase: Phase 2
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Tendinitis
Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization
Enrollment: 40
Status: Terminated
Last Updated: 16 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Background: Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff may cause chronic pain at the shoulder. Sometimes the pain can lead to a serious impairment in the daily life.

One of the most efficient treatments is percutaneous needle aspiration using ultrasound guidance.

This treatment includes identification the tendonitis with US or screening , local anesthesia and then puncturing the calcium in the rotator cuff many times. The treatment is short 5-10 minutes, relatively cheap ,safe and usually with good outcomes. However in the literature there is a lack of controlled prospective trials.

Our goal is to set a study that will evaluate this treatment between two groups:

Puncturing the calcium in the rotator cuff 15 times (the experiment group)
Puncturing the calcium in the rotator cuff twice (the controlled group)

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 25, 2007

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

16 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Age 18 and above.
•6 months of pain in the shoulder.
•Positive IMPING and sensitivity on SST.
•Calcification above 1 cm in one of the dimensions by US or aray of the shoulder.
•Completed conservative treatment: physiotherapy or analgesics.