Effect of Ultrasound-guided Suprascapular Nerve Block Versus Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection for Frozen Shoulder

NCT ID: NCT03515278

Last Updated: 2020-12-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-13

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators aim to compare the effect of ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block and intra-articular corticosteroid injection for frozen shoulder in pain control, improvement of range of motion, quality of life, and function.

Detailed Description

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The inclusion criteria is: 1. unilateral side involvement; 2. ≥50% loss of passive ROM (external rotation or abduction) in the glenohumeral joint comparing to the unaffected side; 3. duration of symptoms ≥3 months. 4. age≥ 20year old.

The exclusion criteria include: 1. ever received manipulation of the affected shoulder with/without anesthesia; 2. systemic disease, severe degeneration, or trauma involving the shoulder (ie, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, history of injury to the labrum or articular cartilage or malignancies in the shoulder region, etc.); 3. neurologic diseases such as stroke or peripheral nerve neuropathy that have already affect the activity of shoulder; 4.pain or disorders of the cervical spine, elbow, wrist, or hand; 5.a history of drug allergy to local or corticosteroids; 6. Pregnancy or lactation; and 7. Received corticosteroids, or hyaluronic acid intra-articular injection into the affected shoulder during the preceding 4 weeks 70 participants will be randomly divided to SCNB group and IACI group. Each subject in either group will receive 2 times of injection in a two-weekly interval. After injection, each subject in either group will receive the same protocol of physiotherapy program for 2 months. Outcome measures include the SPADI, the SDQ, active and passive ROM of the affected shoulder, and SF-36. Evaluation will be performed at baseline and at 4 weeks and 12 weeks after the beginning of the treatment. Statistics will be performed after completing the patients' treatment and evaluations.

A Shapiro-Wilk test will be applied to ensure that all the calculated variables followed a normal distribution. Subsequently, a 2-by-3, 2-way mixed-model analysis of variance, which has 1 between-subject factor (group: SCNB and IACI) and 1 within-subject factor (evaluation time: pretreatment, 4 weeks after beginning treatment, and 12 weeks after the beginning of the treatment), will be performed. Pair-wise comparisons between groups will be performed using an independent t test when a significant interaction is found; otherwise, the main effects are reported. When a time effect is found, a post hoc analysis will be performed using a polynomial test to determine the trend (linear or quadratic). All significance levels are set at alpha=.05, and SPSS version 15.0a will be used for all the statistical analyses.

Conditions

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Frozen Shoulder

Keywords

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Frozen shoulder adhesive capsulitis ultrasound-guided intervention suprascapular nerve block intra-articular injection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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suprascapular nerve block (SCNB) group

SCNB with physiotherapy. Suprascapular nerve block: Ultrasound-guided SCNB by 3 c.c. 1% lidocaine with 20mg triamcinolone.

Physiotherapy: The physiotherapy program includes physical modalities (heat therapy and electric therapy) and therapeutic exercise. (stretching, mobilization and ROM exercise, and strengthening)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SCNB group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

IACI can provide rapid effect in pain reliving, reducing inflammation and improving ROM that could increase the compliance of exercise therapy.

intra-articular corticosteroid injection (IACI) group

IACI with physiotherapy. Intra-articular steroid Injections: Receive intra-articular corticosteroid injection.Ultrasound-guided IACI with 3c.c. 1% lidocaine and 20mg triamcinolone.

Physiotherapy: The physiotherapy program includes physical modalities (heat therapy and electric therapy) and therapeutic exercise. (stretching, mobilization and ROM exercise, and strengthening)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

IACI group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

SCNB is a new choice for treatment of frozen shoulder.As radiology techniques advance, ultrasound-guided SCNB becomes more popular. It provides a cost and time-effective way to infiltrate the nerve accurately without injury to the nerves or vessels.

Interventions

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SCNB group

IACI can provide rapid effect in pain reliving, reducing inflammation and improving ROM that could increase the compliance of exercise therapy.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

IACI group

SCNB is a new choice for treatment of frozen shoulder.As radiology techniques advance, ultrasound-guided SCNB becomes more popular. It provides a cost and time-effective way to infiltrate the nerve accurately without injury to the nerves or vessels.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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IACI group SCNB group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. unilateral side involvement.
2. ≥50% loss of passive ROM (external rotation or abduction) in the glenohumeral joint comparing to the unaffected side.
3. duration of symptoms ≥3 months.
4. age≥ 20year old.

Exclusion Criteria

1. ever received manipulation of the affected shoulder with/without anesthesia.
2. systemic disease, severe degeneration, or trauma involving the shoulder. (ie, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, history of injury to the labrum or articular cartilage or malignancies in the shoulder region, etc.)
3. neurologic diseases such as stroke or peripheral nerve neuropathy that have already affect the activity of shoulder.
4. pain or disorders of the cervical spine, elbow, wrist, or hand.
5. a history of drug allergy to local or corticosteroids.
6. Pregnancy or lactation.
7. Received corticosteroids, or hyaluronic acid intra-articular injection into the affected shoulder during the preceding 4 weeks.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lin-Fen Hsieh, M.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

Locations

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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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2018SKHADR029

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

20170915R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id