An experienced physiotherapist prescribing and administering corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injections to the shoulder in an Australian orthopaedic service: a non-inferiority RCT.

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: shoulder pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000532808
• Lead Sponsor: Gold Coast Health Service District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinician response to<br> Would you provide subacromial injection today?[on completion of patient assessment];Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)[Baseline, 6 and 12 weeks post injection]