Percutaneous Interruption of the Coracohumeral Ligament for the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder

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Conditions studied: Adhesive Capsulitis

In brief

Percutaneous Interruption of the Coracohumeral Ligament for the treatment of Frozen Shoulder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04549051

Run by

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

People needed

46

Starts

2020-11-17

Expected to finish

2023-01-19

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Established Diagnosis of Adhesive capsulitis (AC) Ligament Flavum >3mm, diagnosed by US evaluation decreased shoulder ROM in external rotation and abduction (50% of unaffected side)
• Patients who have tried other conventional therapies like steroid treatments, surgical treatments, physiotherapy with little (defined by less than 20 degrees improvement in shoulder ROM - external rotation) to no improvement in the shoulder ROM

You may not qualify if…

• Age less than 18 years and greater than 89 years
• Patients with AC but showing improvement in shoulder ROM progressively (defined by improvement in ROM > 200 external rotation or 20 degrees per week when undergoing physiotherapy)
• Patients who are currently pregnant

Where it is running

• Montefiore Medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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