NCT01441830

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) Treatment of Subacromial Shoulder Pain

Treatment of Subacromial Shoulder Pain

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rESWT (radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy) combined with supervised exercises will improve function and reduce pain in subacromial shoulder pain compared with supervised exercises alone.

Conditions

• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Subacromial Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy	The shockwave treatment will be administered once a week for four weeks on one to three specific points (supraspinatus, infraspinatus or subscapular tendon)and with a pressure between 1,5-3 Bar

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2011-09-28
• Last updated: 2014-12-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway