Pulsed radiofrequency of suprascapular nerve versus radiofrequency ablation of articular branches of the shoulder for Chronic shoulder pain: a randomized controlled study

Pulsed radiofrequency of suprascapular nerve versus radiofrequency ablation of articular branches of the shoulder for chronic shoulder pain: a randomized controlled study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202106521751797

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-23

Start date

2021-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Musculoskeletal Diseases Orthopaedics Anaesthesia

Interventions

Pulsed radiofrequency of suprascapular nerve

Thermal radiofrequency of articular branches of the shoulder

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age > 18 years. • Diagnosed with at least one of the following; adhesive capsulitis, rotator cuff syndrome, shoulder impingement syndrome or shoulder osteoarthritis. • Intractable shoulder pain for more than 3 months. • Failure of conservative therapies, including oral analgesics, intra-articular corticosteroid injections, and physical therapy. • Visual analogue scale = 4 or Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) > 60.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Age < 18 years. • Chronic pain due to other diseases rather than the previously mentioned. • Abnormal coagulation profile. • Malignancy. • Uncontrolled systemic comorbidities like uncontrolled diabetes.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain improvement during 6 months after the procedure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional improvement. Procedure related complications. Total analgesic consumption.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactElsayed Elemam

Assist professor of of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care at Mansoura University

sayedemam0606@gmail.com+201008765995

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026