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Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency inactivate trigger points in the treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis in pain stage

Clinical study of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency inactivate trigger points in the treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis in pain stage

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400084451
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-05-16
Start date
2022-07-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-21

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

Conditions

scapulohumeral periarthritis

Interventions

experimental group:Ultrasound-guided PRF inactivation of MTrPs
control group:Ultrasound-guided dry needling of MTrPs

Sponsors

Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age = 40 years old, regardless of gender; (2) The symptoms are single/bilateral nontraumatic pain around the shoulder joint, which worsens after the activity, and may wake up at night, accompanied by limited range of motion of the shoulder joint; (3) The duration of the above symptoms is = 9 months; (4) Physical examination revealed the presence of MTrPs in the shoulder muscles; (5) MRI images of the shoulder joint showed fluid accumulation in the sliding bursa and glenohumeral joint cavity of the shoulder, edema and exudation of the muscles around the shoulder, and 0-2 grade rotator cuff injury; The thickness of the axillary joint capsule on oblique coronal T2 weighted images was 3-4 mm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Have received oral medicine, physiotherapy and other treatments within 3 months; (2) MRI of shoulder joint showed abnormal bone destruction or complete rotator cuff tear, or T2 weighted oblique coronal imaging showed that the thickness of axillary joint capsule was = 4 mm; (3) Congenital disease of shoulder joint, with a history of shoulder surgery; (4) Shoulder joint pain caused by neck diseases or rheumatic immune related diseases, such as cervical spondylosis of nerve root type, gouty arthritis, etc; (5) Primary or secondary bone and soft tissue tumors around the shoulder joint; (6) Inflammation stage of local or systemic infection of shoulder joint, tumor cachexia, coagulation dysfunction, pregnancy, anemia, female menstrual period, etc; (7) Complicated with uncontrolled hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, digestive tract disease, etc; (8) Those who have contraindicated MRI examination, such as metal implants in the body; (9) Have a history of allergy to lidocaine.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual Analogue Scale, VAS;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Active range of motion,AROM;Constant-Murley Score, CMS;36-item short-from health survey, SF-36;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShen Wei

Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong

496285247@qq.com+86 188 6280 7365

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026