Corticosteroid injection for shoulder pain: single-blind randomized pilot trial in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shoulder pain is a very common presentation in primary care. Evidence of benefit for subacromial corticosteroid injection is inconclusive and confined largely to studies with short follow-up. We plan a large, definitive, primary-care-based trial to determine efficacy and safety in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy, and conducted a pilot trial to explore feasibility.

Methods

Six general practitioners (GPs) from Oxfordshire, UK underwent update training in assessing painful shoulders and injecting the subacromial space. Each then recruited patients aged 35 to 74 years from primary care complaining of shoulder pain lasting no more than 6 months. Eligible participants were randomized to receive either methylprednisolone acetate 40 mg with lidocaine 1% (total vol

SUBMITTER: Holt TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3878869 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature