The Efficacy of Local Anesthetics to Reduce Shoulder Pain Post-Steroid Injections

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Shoulder Pain

In brief

The specific aim of this prospective study is to determine whether local anesthetics prior to subacromial steroid injections reduce pain and consequently if they are cost-effective in the treatment for shoulder pathology.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02592629

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

19

Starts

2016-02-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-20

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 18 to 70 years old
• Shoulder pain lasting at least 4 weeks
• Inability to use arm with restriction of movement and loss of full function.
• Able to understand study and provide voluntary, written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Less than 18 or greater than 70 years old
• Contraindications of previous injections and previous shoulder surgery
• Unable to understand consent form (in the opinion of the PI)
• Non-English speaking individuals
• Medication contradictions to lidocaine, corticosteroids

Where it is running

• Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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