Dorsal Scapular Nerve Injection Combined With Muscle Needle Release

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment
• Interventions: Other: Ultrasound-guided injection combined with needle release

• Registration Number: NCT06329960
• Lead Sponsor: Peking University People's Hospital

Brief Summary

Ultrasound-guided perineural injection (PIT) of 5% dextrose (D5W) hydrodissection has been widely used in the treatment of peripheral entrapment neuropathies. However, there are few studies investigating the efficacy of PIT using D5W HD for dorsal scapular nerve (DSN) entrapment. Generally, the DSN entrapment causes the stiffness of the major and minor rhomboideus(2). In clinical practice, the investigators observed that ultrasound-guided PIT using D5W HD combined with needle release of major and minor rhomboideus significantly relieved the pain of scapular region. Therefore, the investigators aimed to evaluate the 6-month efficacy of this procedure for the participants with DSN entrapment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-26
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-15
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-16
• Study Start: 2024-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-05-30
• Study Completion: 2024-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with DSN entrapment confirmed by electrophysiological study;
• age 18-80 years;
• patients who were irresponsive to conservative treatment;
• symptoms persisted for more than 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnancy
• DSN entrapment caused by trauma, surgery or occupying lesions of DSN;
• concurrent presence of rheumatic immune diseases, hypothyroidism, or diabetes mellitus;
• C5/6 lumbar radiculopathy;
• previous history of local injection or surgery for DSN entrapment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Ultrasound-guided injection combined with needle release	Ultrasound-guided dorsal scapular nerve injection combined with needle release of major and minor rhomboideus

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
visual analogue scale (VAS)	before treatment, as well as 1, 3, 6 months post treatment	VAS is the most common tool to evaluate discomfort for patients with peripheral entrapment neuropathies, with scores ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (intolerant pain)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jiaan Zhu; 🇨🇳 Beijing, China