The Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Hydrodilatation With Hyaluronic Acid for Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2020-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of hydrodilatation with hyaluronic acid under ultrasonographic guidance plus physical therapy (PT) with that of PT alone for treating adhesive capsulitis.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Treatments: Hyaluronic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. a duration of complaints more than 3 months

2. a reduction in passive range of motion in at least 2 of the following: forward flexion, abduction, or external rotation of the affected shoulder of more than 30 degree compared with the other side.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. prior manipulation of the affected shoulder under anesthesia;

2. other conditions involving the shoulder ( rheumatoid arthritis, Hill-Sachs lesions, osteoarthritis, damage to the glenohumeral cartilage,osteoporosis, or malignancies in the shoulder region);

3. neurologic deficits affecting shoulder function in normal daily activities;

4. shoulder pain caused by cervical radiculopathy

5. a history of drug allergy to hyaluronic acid;

6. pregnancy or lactation;

7. received injection into the affected shoulder during the preceding 3 months