Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:19 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:19 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01538758
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Shoulder pain without improvement after 3 months despite conservative treatment
* Calcification on x-ray (Gartner type I of II) and ultrasound in the supraspinatus tendon less than 6 weeks before the treatment
* All patients are first seen and included by the orthopaedic surgeon
Exclusion Criteria:
* Previous operation of the shoulder
* Previous ultrasound guided needling of the shoulder
* Frozen shoulder
* Last corticosteroid injection less than 3 months ago
* Comorbidities of the painful shoulder on x-ray or ultrasound ( ruptured tendon, fracture, bursitis,...)
* No informed consent
* Pregnancy
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01538758
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01538758