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Adhesive Capsulitis with MUA for Frozen Shoulder

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Led By Akin Cil, MD
Research Sponsored by Akin Cil
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
patients must be diagnosed as having idiopathic adhesive capsulitis in the 'frozen' or 'thawing' phase of disease and have tried and failed at least 3 months of nonoperative therapy.
OR patient with adhesive capsulitis who presents already in the 'frozen' or 'thawing' phase who demands a quicker return to function and will not try 3 months of nonoperative therapy first.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 months post-operatively
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Study Summary

This trial will compare two surgical techniques for adhesive capsulitis, a condition which causes shoulder pain and dysfunction. The goal is to objectively measure which technique results in a quicker return to function.

Eligible Conditions
  • Frozen Shoulder

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 months post-operatively
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months post-operatively for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
quick Disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (quickDASH) score.
Secondary outcome measures
quickDASH
quickDASH score

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Adhesive Capsulitis with MUAActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects with idiopathic adhesive capsulitis in the "frozen" or "thawing" phase who have failed pain management and failed improvement in range of motion after at least 3 months of supervised, regimented conservative treatment; or who after less than 3 months of conservative treatment demand a quicker return to function. Treatment closed manipulation under anesthesia.
Group II: Adhesive Capsulitis with ArthroscopyActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects with idiopathic adhesive capsulitis in the "frozen" or "thawing" phase who have failed pain management and failed improvement in range of motion after at least 3 months of supervised, regimented conservative treatment; or who after less than 3 months of conservative treatment demand a quicker return to function. Treatment Arthroscopic Capsular Release

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Akin CilLead Sponsor
Akin Cil, MD4.08 ReviewsPrincipal Investigator - University of Missouri-Kansas City Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Missouri, Kansas City
2 Previous Clinical Trials
61 Total Patients Enrolled

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