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To determine whether ultrasound-guided intraarticular injection with high dose corticosteroid in patients with adhesive capsulitis is better than low dose or placebo in improving pain and function.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0000103
Lead Sponsor
Ajou University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
53
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Age, 20 to 70 years old
(2) pain and stiffness in predominantly one shoulder for =1 months; restriction of passive motion of greater than 30° in two or more planes of movement, measured to onset of pain with a long-arm goniometer

Exclusion Criteria

(1) severe pain at rest, defined as 7 out of 10 on a visual analogue scale
(2) systemic inflammatory joint disease (including rheumatoid arthritis)
(3) suspicious of osteoarthritis of the shoulder or fracture
(4) suspicious of a complete or full thickness rotator cuff tear (weakness of arm elevation, a positive ‘‘drop arm sign’’, a high riding humerus visible on x ray examination of the shoulder, or demonstration on ultrasound)
(5) current antiplatelet treatment including aspirin or warfarin
(6) allergy to local anaesthetic
(7) uncontrolled serum glucose level in diabetes patient
(8) previous history of shoulder surgery
(9) previous history of intraarticular injection
(10) pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall shoulder pain using a horizotal Likert scale, labelled ‘‘no pain’’ at the left (0) and ‘‘maximum imaginable pain’’ at the right (10)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Passive range of motion of shoulder;Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI)
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