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NCT04684537
Effect of Ultrasound-guided Piriformis Muscle Corticosteroid Injection Versus Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Piriformis Syndrome: a Randomized Control Trial
NA trial testing Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in Piriformis Syndrome in 70 participants. Completed in 31 December 2022.
31 December 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 70 |
| Start date | 1 January 2021 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across Taiwan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- Ultrasound-guided piriformis steroid injection
Conditions studied
- Piriformis Syndrome — all drugs for Piriformis Syndrome →
- Corticosteroid Injection — all drugs for Corticosteroid Injection →
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy — all drugs for Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy →
- Therapeutic Exercise — all drugs for Therapeutic Exercise →
Sponsor
Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Who can join
Adults 20 to 80, any sex, with Piriformis Syndrome or Corticosteroid Injection. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
In this study, the investigators aim to compare the effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy with ultrasound-guided piriformis coticosteroid injection in treatment of PS.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Efficacy of ultrasound-guided piriformis muscle corticosteroid injection versus extracorporeal shockwave therapy in patients with piriformis syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.
Fu YS, Shih KS, Lin YT, Hsieh LF, et al · · 2026 · PMID 40016058 · DOI 10.1016/j.jfma.2025.01.020
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04684537 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
- Last refreshed: 12 July 2023
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