Treatment Study of Frozen Shoulder: Corticosteroid Injection in Joint Versus Wait and See Policy

NCT01570985 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-05-28

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Summary

This is a study on the treatment of frozen shoulder with injection of cortisone into the shoulder joint. The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether injection with stretching of the shoulder capsule or plain injection is more effective than no specific treatment.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Capsulitis
  • Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis
  • Frozen Shoulder

Interventions

DRUG

Triamcinolone Acetonide

Triamcinolone 20 mg intraarticular injection with Lidocaine 10mg/ml 3 ml and variable amount of saline of 4 ml solution on day 1, day 7, day 17 and day 31st.

DRUG

Triamcinolone Acetonide

Patients in group 2 will receive intraarticular Triamcinolone 20 mg, 3 ml Lidocaine and physiological natrium chloride 9 mg/ml, comprising a total volume from 8 ml and upwards up to 20 ml

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian Medical Association

    collaborator OTHER
  • Satya Pal Sharma

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anders Barheim, MD PhD · University of Bergen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

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