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Accuracy of Needle Placement Into The Subacromial Space of The Shoulder

NCT01330641 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2011-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study attempts to determine the most accurate route for injection of the subacromial bursa in patients with rotator cuff tendonitis. Typically, in medical practice, one of the routes of injection is used. It has not been determined if one route is superior, or if all routes are equal in delivering medication into the subacromial bursa, which sits on top of the rotator cuff tendons.

Conditions

  • Rotator Cuff Tendonitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Injection of Subacromial Bursa

Injection of steroid and anesthetic to relieve pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard A Marder, MD · University of California, Davis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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