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ESWT vs Barbotage

Completed
Conditions
shoulder, rotator cuff, calcific, tendinopathy, treatment, shockwave, ESWT, barbotage, percutaneous needling, minimally invasive, schouder, tendinosis calcarea
Registration Number
NL-OMON24831
Lead Sponsor
-
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Age > 18
Clinical signs of subacromial pain of the Symptoms persisting for more than four Unsuccessful conservative therapy within the previous four months (Physiotherapy, radiotherapy, infiltration with local anaesthetics and/or steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs.)
Standardised radiographs showing calcific deposits with a diameter of at least 5 mm
oMorphological type-I and type-II deposits corresponding to the classification of Gartner and Simons on radiographs: Type I, sharply outlined and densely structured. Type II, sharply outlined and inhomogenous or homogenous with no defined border

Exclusion Criteria

Evidence of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff on physical examination, ultrasound images or MRI
Radiological signs of spontaneous resorption of the deposit and type-III deposits according to the classification of Gartner and Simons: Type III, cloudy and transparent in structure
Calcific deposits in multiple tendons of the rotator cuff
Acute subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis
Osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral or acromioclavicular joint
Adhesive capsulitis
Previous surgery to the shoulder
Instability of the shoulder
ESWT / barbotage within the last year
Reumatoid arthritis
Neurological disorders or dysfunction of the upper limb
Heart pacemaker, pregnancy, infection, tumour, hypocoagulability
Unability to give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Constant Murley Score
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
DASH, VAS (pain), VAS (satisfaction), complications, SF-12, work-ability questionnaire, change in radiographic morphology and size
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