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Comparison of the effectiveness of ultrasound guided prolotherapy in supraspinatus tendon with ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection of subacromial subdeltoid bursa in rotator cuff related shoulder pain

Comparison of the effectiveness of ultrasound guided prolotherapy in supraspinatus tendon with ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection of subacromial subdeltoid bursa in rotator cuff related shoulder pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20191129045542N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-05-08
Start date
2019-12-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-05-18

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Conditions

rotator cuff dysfunction. Unspecified rotator cuff tear or rupture of unspecified shoulder, not specified as traumatic

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group1: patients with chronic supraspinatus tendinopathy who recieved prolotherapy in multiple points of injured tendon. Intervention 2: Intervention group2: patients wit

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients from 30-65 year old with long standing symptoms of at list 6 months or refractory to at list 3 months of conservative methods rotator cuff lesions in the forms of tendinitis, partial tear which are diagnosed by sonography or MRI

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with RA, DIABETES, OSTEOMYELITIS,Active infectious disease, history of chronic infection in the treatment area, positive history of previous operation of the involved shoulder positive history of local injection at treatment area in 12 weeks ago bleeding tendency pregnancy frozen shoulder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain and disability of shoulder. Timepoint: before, 3 and 12 weeks after injection. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale and shoulder pain and disability scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Scores of function and quality of life. Timepoint: before, 3 and 12 weeks after injection. Method of measurement: shoulder pain and disability index.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAref Nasiri

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

nasiri.aref@yahoo.com0098712319040

Outcome results

None listed

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