NCT01735058

Ultrasonography Guided Subacromial Sodium Hyaluronate Injection in Rotator Cuff Disease

Evaluating the Efficacy of Ultrasonography Guided Subacromial Sodium Hyaluronate Injection in the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Disease

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will be performed to examine the effect of ultrasound-guided subacromial sodium hyaluronate injection in patients with impingement syndrome without rotator cuff complete tear.

Detailed description

Rotator cuff disease in particular is a common cause of shoulder pain and weakness and comprises a significant proportion of the musculoskeletal complaints presenting to primary care doctors. Ultrasound is a readily available and cheap modality for looking more specifically at the rotator cuff and surrounding structures. More recently, ultrasound guidance has become a commonly employed method to perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions. Despite the long history and the fact that this is a common diagnosis made in clinical practice, the exact cause and best treatment for this condition still are being explored. Although there are a few high-quality studies demonstrating the efficacy of sodium hyaluronate injection for rotator cuff disease, this study will be performed to examine the effect of ultrasound-guided subacromial sodium hyaluronate injection in patients with impingement syndrome without rotator cuff complete tear.

Conditions

• Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Sodium Hyaluronate	Ultrasound guided injection of sodium hyaluronate; Fermathron ™, 20 mg/2ml of Sodium Hyaluronate, 3 weekly injections.
DRUG	Normal saline	Ultrasound guided injection of 0.9% normal sodium hyaluronate line solution, at 2 mL/syringe, 3 weekly injections.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2012-11-28
• Last updated: 2012-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran