The comparison of effects of single session corticosteroids injection in treatment of shoulder inflammatory diseases with and without ultrasonography guidance.
- Conditions
- shoulder tendinopathy.Impingement syndrome of shoulde
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017021524621N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Age between 20 and 80 years; Shoulder tendinopathy as positive result of specific test like Neer & Hawkins test; The willingness of patients to participate in research projects; The absence history of rotator cuff tear, diabetes, coagulation disorders, fractures, rheumatologic diseases, tumors and infections; Not having shoulder injection in last 8 weeks; The absence of intraarticular injection contraindications like anticoagulant medications consumption; The absence of corticosteroid and lidocaine injection contraindications such as allergy reaction to these medications and skin infection at the injection site; The absence of bilateral shoulder problems; VAS>4; Not pregnant or not decide to get pregnant
Exclusion criteria: The willingness of patients to exit from the study at any stage of the project; Non coming patient for follow-up and evaluation during the follow-up study; Daily use of any type of pain medication by patients for the duration of study.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The severity of symptoms. Timepoint: Zero, two weeks and two months after. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS).;The severity of symptoms and functional limitations. Timepoint: Zero, two weeks and two months after. Method of measurement: Constant score questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Side effects. Timepoint: Two weeks and two months after. Method of measurement: Physical examination.