Treatment options for early adhesive capsulitis

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of two conservative treatment approaches for early adhesive capsulitis: manipulation under anesthesia and supervised home rehabilitation. It is a multicenter, randomized controlled study that aims to determine which method provides better outcomes for patients suffering from this condition. The trial focuses on patients who have a significant limitation in shoulder movement and have had the condition for less than three months.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients in our hospital who need manual release of periarthritis of shoulder or home rehabilitation treatment;
* Unilateral and primary periarthritis of shoulder
* Age ≥40 years old and ≤80 years old, regardless of gender.
* Forward flexion movement is more than 50% limited compared with the contralateral.
* Duration of disease ≤3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a previous history of shoulder joint surgery
* Patients who did not complete the follow-up within the specified time
* Patients with other shoulder diseases.
* Patient with systemic immune disease.
* Patients who have participated in clinical trials or are conducting other clinical trials within 3 months before screening
* Patients with serious primary cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, endocrine and metabolic diseases, or serious diseases affecting their survival, such as tumor or AIDS, are considered not suitable for admission.
* Patients with serious liver diseases, kidney diseases, hematological diseases, such as kidney function (BUN, Cr) more than the upper limit of normal, liver function (ALT, AST, TBIL) more than 2 times the upper limit of normal.
* Patients with viral hepatitis, infectious diseases, abnormal blood coagulation mechanism and other diseases that researchers consider inappropriate for surgery.
* Pregnant or lactating women, or those planning to get pregnant during the test, with positive urine HCG test results before the test; Menstruating women should wait until their period is over before undergoing surgery.
* Patients with severe neurological and mental diseases.
* Suspected or true history of alcohol and drug abuse.

Where it's running

• 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
  Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: weiliang shen, doctor
• Email: wlshen@zju.edu.cn
• Phone: +86 0571 87783759

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.