Ultrasound Guiding Pharmacopuncture Therapy for Supraspinatus Tendinopathy
South Korea40 participantsStarted 2023-12-20
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to confirm the comparative effect and accuracy of ultrasound procedures by conducting a practical randomized controlled clinical study comparing patients (20 patients) with ultrasound-guided pharmacoacupuncture and patients (20 patients) without checking ultrasound images in 40 patients with whom complain of moderate or higher pain with 5 or higher NRS when stabilizing the shoulder joint.
Who can participate
Age range19 Years – 69 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Those between 19 and 70 years of age.
* Those whose NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) of shoulder joint pain is 5 or higher and who complain of pain when abducting.
* When supraspinatus tendinopathy is confirmed on MRI.
* Those whose symptoms above last for more than 1 month.
* Those who agree to participate in clinical research and provide written test subject consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* For patients diagnosed with a specific serious disease that may cause shoulder pain (acute fracture, dislocation of the shoulder, complete rupture of rotator cuff, etc.)
* For patients whose pain was caused by a condition other than the shoulder (tumor, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, cervical disc herniation, etc.)
* In patients with other chronic conditions (such as stroke and myocardial infarction, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc.) that may interfere with treatment effectiveness or interpretation of outcomes
* Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, mental illness drugs, or other drugs that may affect their findings
* Inadequate or unsafe medication: hemorrhagic disease, anticoagulant therapy, severe diabetic patients with risk of infection
* Patients who have taken drugs that can affect pain such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within the last week or have experienced acupuncture treatment
* For patients who have received steroid injections within the last 3 months
* In the case of pregnant wome…