Bupivacaine or Radiofrequency for Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Pain, Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome, Impingement Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Shoulder Pain focused on measuring shoulder pain, Pulsed radiofrequency, Bipuvacaine, Nerve block
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age over 18 years old Chronic shoulder pain (more than 3 months) Clinical and imaging diagnosis: rotator cuff injury, adhesive capsulitis, supraspinatus, tendinopathy, bicipital tendinitis, impingement syndrome, subscapularis tendinopathy, , subacromial and subdeltoid arthrosis, acromioclavicular arthrosis, subdeltoid subacromial bursitis Pain intensity ≥4 on movement, on a numerical scale from zero to 10 (where zero means no pain and 10 the most intense pain imaginable). Exclusion Criteria: Arrhythmia Cognitive change (inability to answer questions) Psychiatric illness Infection at the site of the procedure Coagulopathy, Use of anticoagulants Hypersensitivity to medications Pregnant Use of pacemaker
Sites / Locations
- Federal University of Sao Paulo - Hospital Sao Paulo
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Pulsed Radiofrequency
Bupivacaine
The investigators performed pulsed radiofrequency in the suprascapular nerve
The investigators performed a blocade with bupivacaine in the suprascapular nerve.