Shoulder impingement syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be carried out at the Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya. Consenting participants meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will be allocated into two arms using block randomization technique.
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Sponsors
University of Peradeniya
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females between 30-70 years of age 2. Clinical diagnosis of shoulder impingement (SI) (Neer’s stages 1 and 2) with anterolateral shoulder pain for more than 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Full thickness rotator cuff tears [type III impingement] 2. Other pathological conditions giving pain in the shoulder such as arthropathies [Rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, septic arthritis] 3. Cervical neuropathy 4. Intra articular steroid injection within last 6 months 5. Local or systemic infection 6. Coagulopathies 7. Critical thrombocytopaenia 8. Hypofibrinogenaemia 9. Increased fasting blood glucose levels [ more than 10 mmol/L] or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus 10. Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Angle of shoulder abduction at which pain is elicited, measured using a standardized goniometer 2. Degree of pain will be assessed using a standardized pain score [At baseline (before injection), then at the end of 1 week, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| None [None] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactProf P B Hewavithana
Professor in Medicine
Outcome results
None listed