Efficacy of Sodium Thiosulfate in Shoulder Pain in Calcific Tendinitis of the Rotator Cuff
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-12-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Calciļ¬c tendinitis of the rotator cuff is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain.
Ultrasound guided percutaneous lavage (UGPL or barbotage or irrigation) of calcific
tendinopathy is indicated when conservative treatments (physiotherapy, nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs) have failed. Our hypothesis is that lavage followed by intra-calcic
injection of STS could fasten the dissolution of the calcific deposit. In view of the short
half-life of this molecule the investigators hypothesize that this would happen within the
first month after the procedure. Therefore, the investigatorschose to assess our primary
objective at 1 month. Few studies have evaluated the short-term radiographic evolution after
lavage.