NCT02569281

US-guided Percutaneous Electrolysis (EPE®) in Shoulder Pain

Effectiveness of the Inclusion of US-guided Percutaneous Electrolysis (EPE®) in Subacromial Pain Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Scientific evidence of conservative management of subacromial pain syndrome is conflicting. There is evidence that eccentric exercise programs are effective at medium term for this pain condition. The inclusion of other therapeutic modalities is still controversial. A recent study suggests that the inclusion of US-guided percutaneous electrolysis combined with eccentric exercises can be effective at short-term for this condition. The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness at short- and long-term of the inclusion of US-guided percutaneous electrolysis (EPE®) into a eccentric exercise protocol for the management of patients with subacromial pain syndrome for pain, function, disability and pressure pain sensitivity.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	US-guided percutaneous electrolysis	US-guided percutaneous electrolysis consists of the application of a galvanic electrical current with an acupuncture needle in the soft tissue, in this case the supraspinatus tendon.
OTHER	Eccentric exercise	An eccentric loading exercise program for the shoulder musculature, particularly the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles will be learned by the patients allocated to this group

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2017-09-01
• First posted: 2015-10-06
• Last updated: 2017-10-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain