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Physical Therapy Versus Steroid Injection for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

NCT01190891 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2016-04-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the short and long-term effectiveness of two common interventions, manual physical therapy versus corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual Physical Therapy

Same as arm description

PROCEDURE

Corticosteroid Injection

Dose represents a glucocorticoid potency of 400 hydrocortisone equivalents/injection (mg).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Puget Sound

    collaborator OTHER

  • Franklin Pierce University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel I Rhon, DPT, DSc · Madigan Army Medical Center

  • Joshua A Cleland, PhD · Franklin Pierce University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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