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This randomized clinical trial aims to compare the efficacy of corticosteroid injection and tendon dry needling for the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome.


Clinical Trial Description

This randomized clinical trial will compare the efficacy of corticosteroid injection and tendon dry needling for the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome.Participants will be randomized to receive either a corticosteroid injection or tendon dry needling treatment. The corticosteroid injection group will receive a single subacromial injection of 40mg triamcinolone acetonide under ultrasound guidance. The tendon dry needling group will receive a total of 3 sessions of dry needling treatment to the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and subscapularis muscle tendons. Patients will be assessed before treatment, after treatment, after three weeks and after three months with visual analog scale, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) and shoulder range of motion measurements. ;


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NCT number NCT05882786
Study type Interventional
Source Uskudar State Hospital
Contact Mustafa H Temel, M.D.
Phone +905342714872
Email mhuseyintemel@gmail.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date July 1, 2023
Completion date January 1, 2024

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