Effectiveness of an Oxygen-nitrous Oxide Mixture During Physical Therapy for Frozen Shoulder

NCT ID: NCT01087229

Last Updated: 2025-11-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-09-02

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the use of an equimolar mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide during the physical therapy for patients suffering from frozen shoulder (adhesive shoulder capsulitis) results in a gain in shoulder amplitude (Constant Score) and less pain as compared to patients undergoing physical therapy without this treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Adhesive Capsulitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture

equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture

Kinesitherapy is performed with a mask by which patient inhales an equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture

Intervention Type DRUG

Kinesitherapy is performed with a mask by which patient inhales an equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture.

Placebo

Patients randomized to this arm will have the placebo.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Kinesitherapy is performed with a mask by which patient inhales a placebo.

Interventions

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equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture

Kinesitherapy is performed with a mask by which patient inhales an equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Kinesitherapy is performed with a mask by which patient inhales a placebo.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Affiliated with a social security system
* Has signed the consent form
* Patient has a painful, or initially painful but stable frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis): stiffening characterized by a passive loss of amplitude on three planes. This loss of amplitude is greater than or equal to 50% of controlateral amplitude when the controlateral shoulder is considered as normal. Otherwise, the loss of amplitude is greater than or equal to 50% of normal anatomical values.
* Radiography confirms the integrity of the glenohumeral interspace.

Exclusion Criteria

* Intercurrent, evolving or unstable pathology: cancer, advanced cardio-vascular pathology, severe infection
* The patient is taking a treatment that may interfere with the study (eg corticoids, pain killers, chemotherapy)
* Contra-indication for physical therapy
* Coagulopathy
* Advanced diabetes mellitus, with neurological or joint complications
* Contra indication for the experimental treatment
* Pregnant or nursing women
* Patient's mental state prevents him/her from understanding the nature of the study, its objectives and potential consequences.
* Patient under guardianship
* Patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study
* Patient not able to follow protocol constraints or timetable
* Medical history of local infection, polyarthritis or neuropathy that might explain the shoulder pain.
* Absence of radiculopathy of cervical origin, of rotator cuff tears or evolving shoulder tendinopathy, of severe omarthrose
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Arnaud Dupeyron, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Locations

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Unité Rééducation Réadaptation Locomotrice

Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard, France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Nîmes, Gard, France

Site Status

CHU de Clermont Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

Site Status

CHU Lapeyronie

Montpellier, , France

Site Status

Centre Hélio Marin

Vallauris, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Dupeyron A, Dobija L, Castelli C, Petiot S, Tavares I, Gelis A, Coudeyre E. Nitrous oxide provided during intensive physiotherapy for shoulder adhesive capsulitis does not improve function: A randomised controlled trial. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2024 Apr;67(3):101803. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2023.101803. Epub 2023 Dec 19.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 38118247 (View on PubMed)

Dupeyron A, Denarie M, Richard D, Dobija L, Castelli C, Petiot S, Tavares I, Gelis A, Coudeyre E. Analgesic gas for rehabilitation of frozen shoulder: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2019 Jan;62(1):43-48. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.07.007. Epub 2018 Aug 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30099150 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2008-007161-23

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PHRC-I/2008/AD-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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