Assessment of therapeutic clinical trials for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adhesive capsulitis is a debilitating shoulder condition with unknown etiology and complex diagnosis. Treatment options include conservative and operative measures. Exploring the therapeutic trials targeting adhesive capsulitis can help shed light on effective treatment modalities, and pinpoint inadequacies and areas of improvement.

Methods

On June 15, 2022, interventional therapeutic clinical trials related to adhesive capsulitis on Clinicaltrials.gov were screened. Trial characteristics including phase, duration, enrollment, study design, type of intervention, outcomes, and location were collected. Publications linked to trials in our study were reviewed for outcome reporting.

Results

A total of 70 trials were included in our study. The majority of the tr

SUBMITTER: Fares MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10229412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature