Pain relief treatment for shoulder impingement
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests a treatment that combines sound waves and a pain-relieving gel applied to the shoulder to help reduce pain and improve movement. It is for people with shoulder impingement, where tendons get pinched during arm lifting.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 25 and 40 years old.
- You have pain in one shoulder when lifting your arm between 60 and 120 degrees.
- You have been diagnosed with grade 2 shoulder impingement, based on a standard classification.
- You have not had steroid or numbing injections in the shoulder within the last 4 weeks.
- You have not had surgery or a fracture in the same shoulder's upper arm bone.
- You do not have arthritis in the shoulder joints.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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