Effect of Methyl Prednisolone Acetate injection at the Jianqian Acupoint in Patients with Non Specific Shoulder Pain

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Methyl Prednisolone Acetate Injection at the Jianqian Acupoint versus Oral Piroxicam in Reducing Pain and Improving Function in patients with Non Specific Shoulder Pain

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220718055488N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-07-28

Start date

2022-08-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Non Specific Shoulder Pain. Pain in unspecified shoulder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: At the Jianqian acupoint, which is between the axillary fold and the LI-15 acupoint (under the acromion), we inject a mixture of 40 mg of Methyl Prednisolone Acetat

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years old Non-specific shoulder pain lasted more than 6 weeks Limitation of active range of motion in at least one plane Absence of any disease around the affected shoulder Completing and signing the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any systemic or local infection Acute trauma Fracture or Dislocation Malignancy Liver or Renal failure Gastrointestinal disease, Cardiovascular disease, Asthma, DM, uncontrolled HTN History of injection or physical therapy during the last month Clinical symptoms of inflammation or infection Severe deformity of shoulder Any bleeding tendency disorders or use of anti coagulants Active rheumatologic disease Post stroke shoulder pain History of allergic reactions to the used drugs Pregnant or Lactating women Inability to communicate and completing questionnaires

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Shoulder pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and two, four and eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale and Oxford Shoulder Score questionnaires.;Range of motion of shoulder. Timepoint: Before intervention and two, four and eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: By goniometer, which is a device for measuring angles, the one that is used in this study is a plastic type with 360 degree rotation and an arm length of 30 cm.	—

Measure

Time frame

Shoulder pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and two, four and eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale and Oxford Shoulder Score questionnaires.;Range of motion of shoulder. Timepoint: Before intervention and two, four and eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: By goniometer, which is a device for measuring angles, the one that is used in this study is a plastic type with 360 degree rotation and an arm length of 30 cm.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Function of patient. Timepoint: Before intervention and two, four and eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Shoulder Pain And Disability Index and Oxford Shoulder Scale questionnaires.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactLale Zare

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

dr.lalezare@gmail.com+98 71 3621 2959

Outcome results

None listed

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