A double-blind trial comparing subacromial methylprednisolone and lignocaine in acute rotator cuff tendinitis

Br J Rheumatol. 1993 Aug;32(8):743-5. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/32.8.743.

Abstract

Fifty-five patients with shoulder pain due to rotator cuff tendinitis of less than 12 weeks' duration were randomized to receive either 40 mg methylprednisolone and lignocaine or lignocaine alone. No statistically significant difference could be discerned between the two groups during 12 weeks of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intra-Articular
  • Lidocaine / administration & dosage*
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage*
  • Middle Aged
  • Rotator Cuff*
  • Tendinopathy / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Lidocaine
  • Methylprednisolone