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NCT06220643

Steroid Injection with Exercise for Subacromial Bursitis

Completed NA Last updated 20 January 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing resistance exercise in Shoulder Bursitis in 60 participants. Completed in 31 December 2024.

Timeline
1 January 2024
Primary endpoint
31 December 2024
31 December 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorTaipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingdouble
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment60
Start date1 January 2024
Primary completion31 December 2024
Estimated completion31 December 2024
Sites1 location across Taiwan

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

Who can join

Adults 50 to 90, any sex, with Shoulder Bursitis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Shoulder issues in middle-aged and elderly folks often stem from muscle and tendon degeneration, causing pain and limited movement. Current treatments like corticosteroid injections provide short-term relief for synovial bursitis, prompting repetitive injections. Combining these injections with resistance exercises, especially elastic bands, might extend relief. A study aims to test this by giving injections and a 12-week elastic band exercise program to one group, compared to injections alone in another. Assessments at 4, and 12 weeks post-injection will measure pain, motion, and functionality. Successful results could redefine treatment, reducing repetitive injections and enhancing life quality for those with shoulder problems.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Efficacy of a Mobile Health-Supported Home-Based Resistance Exercise After Ultrasound-Guided Corticosteroid Injection in Chronic Subacromial Bursitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Chang YC, Yang MT, Cheng YH, Liao CD, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41976862 · DOI 10.3390/jcm15072567

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