The Clinical Efficacy of Different Durations of Suprascapular Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT06713005
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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)
Chronic shoulder pain due to impingement syndrome and supraspinatus tendinosis is a debilitating condition. Suprascapular nerve innervates most part of shoulder joint. Supraspinatus nerve block can be used as a part of pain therapy. However, its efficacy is short-lasting. To prolong analgesia, short bursts of electrical stimulation to suprascapular nerve may be applied. To the date there is no consensus about duration of these type of stimulation. Investigators' aim is to investigate efficacy of two different duration of stimulation (pulsed radiofrequency) on chronic shoulder pain.
Study details
- Official title
- The Clinical Efficacy of Different Durations of Suprascapular Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in Chronic Soulder Pain
- Conditions
- Suprascapular Nerve
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Chronic Pain
- Supraspinatus Tendinopathy
- Interventions
- Procedure: suprascapular nerve block and 4 mins Pulsed radiofreuency application to suprascapular nerve
- Procedure: suprascapular nerve block and 9 mins Pulsed radiofreuency application to suprascapular nerve
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
- Start date
- 2025-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-07-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18-80 years * Shoulder pain caused by impingement syndrome * Shoulder pain due to supraspinatus tendinosis * Diagnosis of impingement syndrome and supraspinatus tendinosis confirmed through physical examination and radiological imaging (MRI) * Pain persisting for 3 months or longer * Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS) score of 4 or higher despite conservative treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unwilling to participate in the study * Presence of chronic pain due to other conditions * Presence of cervical radiculopathy * History of opioid use * Uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c \> 8) * History of shoulder surgery on the affected side * Uncontrolled psychiatric disorders despite medical treatment * History of cancer * History of stroke
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06713005