Treatment Study of Frozen Shoulder: Corticosteroid Injection in Joint Versus Wait and See Policy

Summary

This is a study on the treatment of frozen shoulder with injection of cortisone into the shoulder joint. The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether injection with stretching of the shoulder capsule or plain injection is more effective than no specific treatment.

Timeline

Start

2010-02

Primary completion

2013-12

Completion

2015-12

Publications

• Sharma SP, Moe-Nilssen R, Kvale A, Baerheim A. Predicting outcome in frozen shoulder (shoulder capsulitis) in presence of comorbidity as measured with subjective health complaints and neuroticism. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Sep 2;18(1):380. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1740-9.
• Sharma SP, Baerheim A, Moe-Nilssen R, Kvale A. Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, treatment with corticosteroid, corticosteroid with distension or treatment-as-usual; a randomised controlled trial in primary care. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 May 26;17:232. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1081-0.

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