Laser therapy vs. shock wave for chronic shoulder tendon pain
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial compares two non-invasive treatments — high-intensity laser therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy — for people with long-term pain in the supraspinatus tendon of the shoulder. The goal is to see which treatment better reduces tendon thickness and improves shoulder function.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 50 years old.
- You have had shoulder pain in one shoulder (the dominant side) for more than 3 months, specifically from the supraspinatus tendon.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18.5 and 24.9.
- You have tenderness over the top of your shoulder and pain when lifting your arm out to the side or when a doctor tests the 'empty can' position.
- You have not had shoulder surgery or a traumatic injury to that shoulder.
- You do not have a frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tear, arthritis in the shoulder joints, a pacemaker, or are pregnant.
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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