Prospective Clinical Analysis of Ultrasound-guided Biceps Corticosteroid Injections

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2019-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Using randomization, prospectively determine superiority of either ultrasound-guided or landmark-guided biceps corticosteroid injections with regard to various clinical variables.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center
• Treatments: Lidocaine; Methylprednisolone; Methylprednisolone Acetate; Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Prednisolone; Prednisolone acetate; Prednisolone hemisuccinate; Prednisolone phosphate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pain at intertubercular groove

• Anterior humeral pain

• Positive Speed's Test

• Bicep's tendinitis is primary diagnosis for patient

• Patient agrees to follow up and consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior biceps surgery or injections

• Prior SLAP or labral repair

• Concomitant shoulder arthroplasty