Comparison of 2 Doses of Corticosteroid Subacromial Injections for the Treatment of Painful Shoulder

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Tendonitis; Bursitis

Treatments: Drug: 1 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate; Drug: 2 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate; Drug: Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00914836

19-09

Details and patient eligibility

About

The use of corticosteroid subacromial injections have been found to be effective for the treatment of shoulder pain. Higher doses may be better than lower doses for subacromial corticosteroid injection for rotator cuff tendonitis. The investigators aim this study to compare 2 doses of corticosteroids.

Sex: All

Ages: 35+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• subacromial bursitis
• tendinitis
• Calcific Tendonitis

Exclusion criteria

• rotator cuff tear
• osteoarthritis
• pregnancy
• local or systemic infection
• steroid or lidocaine sensitivity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

1 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Active Comparator group

Description:

1 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Treatment:

Drug: Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Drug: 1 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

2 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Active Comparator group

Description:

2 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Treatment:

Drug: Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Drug: 2 cc - Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate