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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000532808
ACTRN12612000532808CompletedPhase 4

A non-inferiority RCT comparing clinician decision making and patient reported outcomes when an experienced physiotherapist or an orthopaedic surgeon prescribes and administers corticosteroid injections for orthopaedic shoulder pain

Gold Coast Health Service District0 sites64 target enrollmentStarted: May 21, 2012Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
64

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to o limit (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Assessment Stage inclusion criteria:
  • Volunteers aged 18 years and over with a new GP referral to orthopaedics for shoulder pain
  • Treatment Stage inclusion criteria:
  • Agreement between examiners on would you provide subacromial injection today?”
  • Participants who are able fill in the questionnaires and follow post-injection instructions

Exclusion Criteria

  • Assessment Stage exclusion criteria:
  • Previous consultation with either the research physiotherapist or the research orthopaedic surgeon for this condition
  • No XRay of the shoulder in the past 12 months
  • Treatment Stage exclusion criteria:
  • Previous surgery to the involved shoulder
  • Currently taking anticoagulant medication
  • Need for prophylactic antibiotics with the injection
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Investigators

Sponsor
Gold Coast Health Service District

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