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A study comparing ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided shoulder injection in patients with frozen shoulder

Ultrasound-guided versus landmark-guided suprascapular nerve block in periarthritis shoulder: A prospective randomized controlled study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/102745
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-02-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M750- Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block: Ultrasound Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block in Periarthritis Shoulder Using Injection Triamcinolone 40mg Stat and total duration of follow u

Sponsors

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Complaints of spontaneous onset of shoulder pain and stiffness for four weeks along with night pain that was interfering with sleep and painful restriction of both active and passive shoulder abduction and external rotation (ER) of more than 50 percent of the normal range with no joint crepitus on examination of the joint and had a normal glenohumeral joint X-ray. 2. Consenting to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Tear of rotator cuff on clinical/radiological examination. 2. Traumatic or degenerative pathology of shoulder joint. 3. Any chronic neurological disorder 4. Local corticosteroid injection to shoulder joint within the last 3 weeks. 5. Any surgical intervention, dislocations, fractures in the affected shoulder. 6. History of past or concurrent malignancy. 7. Poorly controlled Diabetes Mellitus. 8. Patient with cholecystitis and sub-diaphragmatic disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess and compare pain relief at defined follow-up intervals using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) in both groups after intervention.Timepoint: immediately (post intervention), at 2 weeks and 6 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To compare improvement in functional outcomes using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) in both groups after intervention. 2. To evaluate and compare complications or adverse effects in both groups after intervention. Timepoint: immediately (post intervention), at 2 weeks and 6 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactANANYA GUPTA

KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

ananyagfzd@gmail.com7500800102

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026