Radial Shockwave Versus Ultrasound Phonophoresis

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Supraspinatus Tendinitis

Treatments: Other: Electro Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06386926

P.T.REC/012/005075

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparative study to compare the effect of radial shockwave versus ultrasound phonophoresis in management of chronic supraspinatus tendinitis consists of 3 groups exp1(shockwave treatment + conventional physical therapy) , exp2( ultrasound phonophoresis+ conventional physical therapy) and control group ( conventional physical therapy)

Enrollment: 69 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:- BMI 18.5-24.9

• 18 years to 60
• with Unilateral Chronic Supraspinatus Tendinitis.
• Tenderness is found over the supraspinatus as it passes sub-acrominal and anterolateral.
• The patient reported with positive Jobe's test (empty can test)
• The patient reported pain with active shoulder elevation in the scapular plane (eg: welders, plate workers, slaughterhouse workers and overhead playing athletes).
• The patient reported pain with resisted isometric abduction

Exclusion Criteria:

• Case reports, treatments after surgery, did not meet our specified outcome parameters, traumatic incidents,
• Partial tears at surgery
• Massive retracted tears at surgery
• Frozen shoulder.
• Rotator cuff tear.
• Glenohumeral or acromioclavicular arthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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69 participants in 3 patient groups

Experimental group 1

Experimental group

Description:

23 subjects will Receive radial shockwave by ( Storz Medical /SN:BS.3517 ) for 3 sessions one session per week for four consecutive weeks and conventional physical therapy

Treatment:

Other: Electro Therapy

Experimental group 2

Experimental group

Description:

23 subjects will receive Ultrasound phonophoresis using diclofenac Na+( voltaren) by ( Sonopuls 490 / SN : 36 602 ) for 12 session, 3 sessions per week and same conventional physical therapy

Treatment:

Other: Electro Therapy

Control group

Other group

Description:

23 subjects will receive conventional physical therapy modalities in the for 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks in form of Stretching Exercise in form of exercise of posterior shoulder capsule, strengthening exercises all have been recommended as essential for any shoulder rehabilitation program. These exercise include shoulder flexion, scaption. ,Tens applied for 20 minutes per session using (Enraf Nonius (Endomed 482) SN : 36853 )

Treatment:

Other: Electro Therapy