Efficacy Study of Fine Needle Technique on Calcific Tendinitis

Tendinitis Clinical Trial

Official title: Phase 2 Study of the Fine Needle Technique on Calcific Tendinitis

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff may cause chronic pain at the shoulder. Sometimes the pain can lead to a serious impairment in the daily life.

One of the most efficient treatments is percutaneous needle aspiration using ultrasound guidance.

This treatment includes identification the tendonitis with US or screening , local anesthesia and then puncturing the calcium in the rotator cuff many times. The treatment is short 5-10 minutes, relatively cheap ,safe and usually with good outcomes. However in the literature there is a lack of controlled prospective trials.

Our goal is to set a study that will evaluate this treatment between two groups:

1. Puncturing the calcium in the rotator cuff 15 times (the experiment group)

2. Puncturing the calcium in the rotator cuff twice (the controlled group)

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Tendinitis

• NCT number: NCT00506038
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2