The efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency lesioning of suprascapular and axillary nerve compared with lesioning of suprascapular nerve alone in pain management in adhesive capsulitis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20150717003

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2015-07-17

Start date

2015-07-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

shoulder pain adhesive capsulitis adhesive capsulitis shoulder pain suprascapular nerve axillary nerve pulsed radiofrequency

Interventions

pulse radiofrequency at suprascapular nerve a,pulsed radiofrequency at suprascapular nerve and axillary nerve

Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery

pulsed radiofrequency,pulsed radiofrequency

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adhesive capdulitis Shoulder pain more than 3 months with numeric rating scale more than 3 points

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: On antiplatelet drugs or thrombolytic drugs Stroke with hemiparaplegia/hemiparalysis Cognitive function impairment Psychiatric condition Cancer patients Cervical spine abnormality History of lidocaine allergy History of accident at shoulder during 4 weeks before intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain reduction at 2, 4 , 8 , and 12 weeks after intervention NRS, SPADI, passive ROM of shoulder	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
function of shoulder at 2, 4 , 8 , and 12 weeks after intervention NRS, SPADI, passive ROM of shoulder	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPhakapan Buppha

0909714262

Outcome results

None listed

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