Ultrasound Evaluation of the Rotator Cable and Associated Structures.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain
- Interventions
- Other: ultrasound of painful shoulderOther: ultrasound
- Registration Number
- NCT00743600
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Brief Summary
This study will use healthy volunteers and patients with shoulder problems (pain or impaired movement). Ultrasound will be used to image and document the appearance of both normal and abnormal shoulder structures.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to document normal and abnormal appearances of various shoulder structures (rotator cable and rotator cuff).
This study will recruit healthy volunteers and patients who have been referred to Radiology for a symptomatic shoulder (a shoulder that is causing the patient pain, or is limited in its ability to move.) Both groups will undergo ultrasound imaging of the shoulder.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 123
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with shoulder pain referred to radiology for ultrasound of shoulder
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients less than 18 years of age
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 ultrasound of painful shoulder Patients with shoulder pain who were clinically referred to Ultrasound for evaluation 2 ultrasound healthy volunteers who do not have shoulder pain
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine if Ultrasound can identify the rotator cable and the associated structures. 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Michigan Health System
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States