Best Treatment Modality of Frozen Shoulder

Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis ; Comparison Between Three Theraputic Approaches

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04897308

Enrollment

Registered

2021-05-21

Start date

2021-05-01

Completion date

2022-04-01

Last updated

2022-04-06

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Conditions

Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis

Brief summary

This study will compare between the effect of three treatment modalities of shoulder adhesive capsulitis to hilight the best technique to improve pain and range of motion outcome measures .

Interventions

PROCEDURELocal injection of shoulder joint

Under ultrasound guidance , local shoulder joint injection will be done

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* gross limitation of passive shoulder movement * pain interfering with daily activities * painful restiction of active and passive movement of shoulder

Exclusion criteria

* presence of degenerative pathology * fracture * contraindication to steroid injection * deformity affecting upper limb * history of previous shoulder injection in the past 4 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Improvement in range of motion of shoulder joint	12 weeks efter intervention	Improvement will be measured by measuring active and passive range of motion
Improvement in pain	12 weeks after intervention	Improvement will be measured by VAS ( visual auditory assessment )

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026