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the effectiveness of corticosteroid injection in impingment syndrome

comparison of the effectiveness of blind versus ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection in impingment syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015042021872N1
Enrollment
40
Registered
2015-06-02
Start date
2014-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Impingment syndrome. Bursitis of shoulder

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group with one dose of 40mg methyl prednisolon and 1 cc lidocain 2% Ultrasound-guided injection. Intervention 2: control group: one dose of 40mg methyl prednisolon and
Treatment - Drugs
intervention group with one dose of 40mg methyl prednisolon and 1 cc lidocain 2% Ultrasound-guided injection
control group: one dose of 40mg methyl prednisolon and 1 cc lidocain 2% with use of blind injection

Sponsors

Isfahan University Of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria: posterolateral shoulder pain; Pain in abduction or painful restriction of glenohumeral mobility; provocation of symptoms by Neer and Hawkins tests. Exclusion criteria: shoulder pain due to osseous pathology (e.g. osteoarthritis, osteonecrosis); duration of shoulder pain more than three month; previous trauma in the shoulder region; previous physiotherapy or local steroid injection; evidence of predisposing condition such as pregnancy; diabetes mellitus; rheumatoid arthritis; hypothyroidism.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Beginning of the study, after six weeks. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Function. Timepoint: six weeks. Method of measurement: questionnaire and goniometer.;Shoulder range of motion. Timepoint: six week. Method of measurement: questionnaire and goniometer.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohsen Banimehdi

Isfahan University Of Medical Sciences

mohsenbanimehdi@yahoo.com+98 31 4435 6897

Outcome results

None listed

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