The comparison of effects of ozone and corticosteroids injection in treatment of shoulder inflammatory diseases

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• Conditions: Shoulder tendinopathy.; Impingement syndrome of shoulder

• Registration Number: IRCT2016122424572N4
• Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 20 and 80 years;
Shoulder tendinopathy as positive result of specific test like Neer & Hawkins test;
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) > 4;
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 3 months;
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 ozone injection contraindications such as G6PDD, uncontrolled hyperthyroid, the first 3 months of pregnancy, leukemia.

Exclusion Criteria

The willingness of patients to exit from the study at any stage of the project;
Noncoming 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 the study.

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).;Shoulder Pain and Disability Index. Timepoint: Zero, two weeks and two months after. Method of measurement: SPADI questionnaire.;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.