Transcatheter Arterial Embolization Using Nexsphere-F for Chronic Shoulder Pain Refractory to Conservative Treatment
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07336849
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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)
Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization using 'Nexsphere-F' for pain relief in patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint that does not respond to conservative treatment. This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization using embolic agents in patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint. This is a single-center, prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial.
Study details
- Official title
- A Single-center, Prospective, Open Label Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization Using 'Nexsphere-F' in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder Joint Refractory to Conservative Treatment.
- Conditions
- Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
- Frozen Shoulder
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis
- Interventions
- Procedure: Transcatheter Arterial Micro- Embolization (TAME)
- Other: Usual care (conservative management)
- Sponsor
- Chung-Ang University Hospital
- Collaborators
- Next Biomedical Co., Ltd.
- Start date
- 2025-09-18
- Primary completion
- 2027-08-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 19 Years to 85 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- South Korea
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have voluntarily signed a written informed consent form after receiving an explanation of the purpose, methods, and potential effects of the clinical trial * Patients aged between 19 and 85 years * Patients with pain persisting for more than 3 months in the affected area and with a history of receiving physical therapy, analgesics/anti-inflammatory medications, or local injection treatments * Patients with a measured shoulder joint range of motion (ROM) of less than 90 degrees ⑤ Patients who agree not to receive any conservative treatment other than those permitted in this clinical trial (physical therapy, medication \[NSAIDs, opioid analgesics, acetaminophen\], intra-articular injections such as hyaluronic acid) * Patients who are willing to comply with the treatment and procedures of the clinical trial and participate in all follow-up evaluations through hospital visits or telephone surveys Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of surgery on the shoulder joint targeted for the clinical trial prior to screening * Patients suspected of having a full-thickness rotator cuff tear * Patients with bleeding disorders or coagulopathies (e.g., idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, hemophilia, disseminated intravascular coagulation) * Patients with advanced atherosclerosis or vasospasm in the arm vessels, or those expected to have such conditions * Patients with a known hypersensitivity to gelatin ⑥ Patients with a known hypersensitivity to contrast media ⑦ Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding ⑧ Patients with a localized infection at the pain site ⑨ Patients deemed inappropriate for participation by the investigator due to ethical concerns or potential impact on the clinical trial results
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07336849