Shockwave Dose for Adhesive Capsulitis

National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adhesive Capsulitis, Shoulder

Treatments: Device: focused extracoporeal sockwave

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07325318

108-124-E

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of different shockwave dosages for adhesive capsulitis and further examined the temporal effects and subgroup responses based on baseline range of motion

Full description

The study compares two different shockwave treatment doses, each delivered as a single session to patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. We will measure shoulder range of motion before and after treatment and assess functional improvement using the Constant-Murley score. Finally, we will analyze changes in joint mobility at various post-treatment time intervals to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of the two shockwave dosing protocols.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient age ≥ 20 years
• first episode of adhesive capsulitis
• persistent shoulder pain with restricted motion for ≥ 3 months
• prior management limited to analgesic medications
• active abduction in the scapular plane ≤ 135°

Exclusion criteria

• shoulder or cervical pathology
• history of shoulder fracture, infection, or tumor
• previous shoulder surgery
• pacemaker presence
• pregnancy
• coagulopathy
• inability to complete follow-up assessments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

extracoporeal sockwave therapy basic dose

Experimental group

Description:

3,000 pulses of shockwave per session as the basic treatment

Treatment:

Device: focused extracoporeal sockwave

extracoporeal shockwave therapy high dose

Experimental group

Description:

6,000 pulses of shockwave per session as the high dose treatment

Treatment:

Device: focused extracoporeal sockwave