NCT01029600

Surgery or Capsular Distention With Steroid in the Treatment of Primary Frozen Shoulder?

Arthroscopic Capsulotomy vs Arthrographic Distention With Steroid in the Treatment of Primary Frozen Shoulder. A Randomized Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bergen Surgical Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare two different treatment regimens for primary frozen shoulder: Arthroscopic capsulotomy and arthrographic distention with steroid.

Detailed description

Patients with primary frozen shoulder will be randomized to two different treatments and the outcome will be measured.

Conditions

• Adhesive Capsulitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Arthroscopic capsular release	Surgical division of thickened capsule in the shoulder
PROCEDURE	Distention with steroid	Intraarticular distention with steroid, saline, contrast and local anaesthetic

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2009-12-10
• Last updated: 2009-12-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway