Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) Treatment of Subacromial Shoulder Pain
NCT ID: NCT01441830
Last Updated: 2014-12-18
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE3
150 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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sham rESWT
Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy
The shockwave treatment will be administered once a week for four weeks on one to three specific points (supraspinatus, infraspinatus or subscapular tendon)and with a pressure between 1,5-3 Bar
rESWT
Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy
The shockwave treatment will be administered once a week for four weeks on one to three specific points (supraspinatus, infraspinatus or subscapular tendon)and with a pressure between 1,5-3 Bar
Interventions
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Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy
The shockwave treatment will be administered once a week for four weeks on one to three specific points (supraspinatus, infraspinatus or subscapular tendon)and with a pressure between 1,5-3 Bar
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Pain on one of two isometric tests (abduction or external rotation)
* Positive Hawkins sign
* Normal passive glenohumeral range of motion
Exclusion Criteria
* Instability
* Total rupture of the rotator cuff (evaluated clinically or by US)
* Clinical signs of a cervical syndrome
* Infection in the area
* Patients considered unable to fill out questionnaires or to go through the treatment
* Use of anticoagulant drugs or bleeding disorder
* Pregnancy
* Previous experience of one of the study interventions
* Corticosteroid injection in the past 6 weeks.
* SPADI \< 20
25 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Oslo University Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Oslo University Hospital, Ulleval, department for physical medicine and rehabilitation
Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Countries
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References
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Kvalvaag E, Anvar M, Karlberg AC, Brox JI, Engebretsen KB, Soberg HL, Juel NG, Bautz-Holter E, Sandvik L, Roe C. Shoulder MRI features with clinical correlations in subacromial pain syndrome: a cross-sectional and prognostic study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Nov 21;18(1):469. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1827-3.
Kvalvaag E, Brox JI, Engebretsen KB, Soberg HL, Juel NG, Bautz-Holter E, Sandvik L, Roe C. Effectiveness of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) When Combined With Supervised Exercises in Patients With Subacromial Shoulder Pain: A Double-Masked, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Sep;45(11):2547-2554. doi: 10.1177/0363546517707505. Epub 2017 Jun 6.
Kvalvaag E, Brox JI, Engebretsen KB, Soberg HL, Bautz-Holter E, Roe C. Is radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rEWST) combined with supervised exercises (SE) more effective than sham rESWT and SE in patients with subacromial shoulder pain? Study protocol for a double-blind randomised, sham-controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Sep 11;16:248. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0712-1.
Other Identifiers
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2011/5347
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id