NCT05264935

Ultrasound-guided Lavage of Calcific Deposits of the Rotator Cuff

Ultrasound-guided Lavage of Calcific Deposits of the Rotator Cuff: The Role of Power Doppler Sonography

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Schulthess Klinik · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary goal of the study is to assess ultrasonographic Power Doppler signals after ultrasound-guided puncture and lavage of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Secondary outcomes are sonographic features like the course of residual calcific material and the course of tendon healing als well as the clinical symptoms of the patient.

Detailed description

In our study we investigate the intensity of the power doppler signal after ultrasound-guided puncture and lavage (UGPL) of the rotator cuff calcific tendinitis. We assume that UGPL will lead to intratendinous neovascularisation and that the amount of retrieved calcific material is associated with the PDUS signal. The measurement of the signal will be performed in pre determined time slot for 12 months. Additional we study the correlation between the PDUS signal and the clinical symptoms of the patient and the healing process.

Conditions

• Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
• Ultrasonography, Interventional
• Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Ultrasound-Guided Puncture and Lavage (UGPL)	After local anaesthesia with rapidocain the calcific deposit of the rotator cuff will be punctured and washed out with saline solution.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2024-04-01
• Completion: 2024-04-01
• First posted: 2022-03-03
• Last updated: 2023-07-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland