Comparison of efficacy of steroids versus platelet rich plasma in to the shoulder joint under ultra sonographic guidance on patients with severe shoulder joint pai
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Shoulder impingement syndrome
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2015/016
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Peradeniya
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. Males and females between 30-70 years of age
2. Clinical diagnosis of shoulder impingement (SI) (Neer’s stages 1 and 2) with anterolateral shoulder pain for more than 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
1. Full thickness rotator cuff tears [type III impingement]
2. Other pathological conditions giving pain in the shoulder such as arthropathies [Rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, septic arthritis]
3. Cervical neuropathy
4. Intra articular steroid injection within last 6 months
5. Local or systemic infection
6. Coagulopathies
7. Critical thrombocytopaenia
8. Hypofibrinogenaemia
9. Increased fasting blood glucose levels [ more than 10 mmol/L] or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
10. Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Angle of shoulder abduction at which pain is elicited, measured using a standardized goniometer<br> 2. Degree of pain will be assessed using a standardized pain score [At baseline (before injection), then at the end of 1 week, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method None [None]<br>