ess pain and more function with physiotherapy treatment of a frozen shoulder? The cold facts: a randomized controlled trial.

Recruiting

• Conditions: adhesive capsulitis; frozen shoulder; 10023213

• Registration Number: NL-OMON40380
• Lead Sponsor: Slotervaartziekenhuis

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

• Age >= 25 years
• Clinical signs of frozen shoulder being:
Symptoms of pain and stiffness, predominantly in one shoulder, persisting >= 3 months, without preliminary trauma.
Restriction of passive motion in the glenohumeral joint with scapular stabilisation of >=30° in >=2 planes of movement, measured to onset of pain.
• Unsuccessful conservative therapy within the previous 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous corticosteroid injection in the shoulder region within 6 weeks
• Evidence of a complete rotator cuff tear on physical examination, ultrasound images or MRI
• Acute subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis
• Osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral or acromioclavicular joint, Kellgren-Lawrence osteoarthritis grading scale >= 2
Anticoagulation in therapeutic range (INR >1,7)
• Previous surgery to the shoulder
• Systemic inflammatory joint disease
• Neurological disorders upper limb
• Other known shoulder pathology as infection or tumor
• Contra-indication to corticosteroid injection, allergy to contrast or local anaesthetic
• Inability to give informed consent and fill out questionnaires

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome: Function, measured by the SPADI</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Pain (Numeric pain rating scale)<br /><br>General health (RAND 36 = dutch validated SF 36)<br /><br>Range of motion<br /><br>patient perceived satisfaction (PPSI)</p><br>