NCT04364425

Steroid Injection for Adhesive Capsulitis

Comparing Low Dose and High Dose Steroid Injection for Adhesive Capsulitis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of hydrodilatation with low dose steroid with high dose steroid for treating adhesive capsulitis.

Detailed description

Design: a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial Patient and methods: Patients with adhesive capsulitis for at least 3 months were enrolled and randomly allocated into group 1 (hydrodilatation with low dose steroid ) and group 2 (hydrodilatation with high dose steroid). The patients were evaluated before treatment and were reevaluated 0, 6, and 12 weeks after the beginning of the treatment. Outcomes measures included a pain scale (visual analog scale), range of motion, Constant shoulder score, Shoulder Pain And Disability Index

Conditions

• Adhesive Capsulitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Triamcinolone Acetonide	ultrasound guided steroid injection using 1ml of 10mg or 4ml of 40mg triamcinolone acetonide
DRUG	lidocaine hydrochloride	Ultrasound guided injection using 4ml of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine)
DRUG	Normal saline	Ultrasound guided injection using 15ml or 12 ml of normal saline

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-04
• Primary completion: 2021-09-01
• Completion: 2021-09-01
• First posted: 2020-04-28
• Last updated: 2020-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan