Pulsed Radiofrequency Versus Pulsed Dose for Shoulder Pain
CompletedPhase 1, Phase 2NCT01561638
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The "pulsed dose" RF treatment in various painful disorders may provides better pain relief with longer duration compared to previous Pulsed Radiofrequency (PRF) treatment in similar clinical settings. Also, there would has not been any worrisome complications from the procedures.
Study details
- Official title
- Pulsed Radiofrequency Versus New Technique "Pulsed Dose" in Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain
- Conditions
- Unilateral Chronic Shoulder Pain
- Bilateral Chronic Shoulder Pain
- Interventions
- Procedure: Conventional Radiofrequency
- Procedure: Pulsed Dose Radiofrequency
- Procedure: Sham
- Sponsor
- Mohamed R El Tahan
- Organization
- Mansoura University
- Start date
- 2013-06
- Primary completion
- 2014-03
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 75 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * aged at least 18 years old * both male and female * had unilateral or bilateral chronic shoulder pain longer than one month * rotator cuff tear arthropathy * adhesive capsulitis shoulder instability * post-traumatic pain * post-surgical pain Exclusion Criteria: * Duration of shoulder pain \< 1 month * Patients had any previous surgical intervention or nerve blocks to the shoulder. * patient refused or declined treatment * Allergy to local anesthetics or steroid or contrast material. * Severe psychiatric illness disorder, * infection at site of injection * Patients with a pacemaker or neurostimulator. * Pregnancy.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01561638