IRCT20100718004409N13
Recruiting
Phase 3
The effectiveness of acupuncture on pain and function of the patients who have shoulder pain
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Not specified
- Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Enrollment
- 72
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Shoulder pain lasted more than 6 weeks
- •At least 3 positive specific shoulder tests
- •MRI findings implying tendinopathy or partial tear of rotator cuff
Exclusion Criteria
- •The presence of sensory or motor disturbances in the upper extremity
- •Evidence from other pathologies that can lead to shoulder pain. For example, the presence of calcified tendonitis or adhesive capsulitis and ...
- •History of shoulder surgery in the last 6 months
- •The presence of inflammatory rhomatologic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, poly mialia rheumatica and ...
- •Complete rupture of rotator cuff tendons based on MRI findings
- •History of corticosteroid, analgesic or hyaluronic acid injection in the shoulder joint over the past 3 months
- •History of exercise therapy and physiotherapy modalities over the past 6 weeks
- •Use of other therapies during the intervention period
- •Patients request for discontinuing the treatment
- •Contraindications for performing MRI
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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