Effectiveness of Hyaluronic Acid Administration in Treating Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Lee, Lin-Chien
Lieu, Fu-Kong
Lee, Hung-Lin
Tung, Tao-Hsin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Adhesive capsulitis (AC) of the shoulder presents with an insidious onset of pain and progressive limitation of shoulder movement.
Objectives.
To investigate whether intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) administration alone is superior to conventional therapies and whether the addition of intra-articular HA administration to conventional therapies improves clinical outcomes in patients with AC.
Methods.
The PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library electronic databases were searched without language restrictions in July 2014 with a priori defined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results.
Four randomized controlled trials (273 participants, 278 shoulders) were included in this review.
Two trials compared intra-articular HA administration with conventional therapies and 2 trials evaluated intra-articular HA administration as an addition to conventional therapies.
Pain and shoulder function/disability outcomes in the HA injection group were not superior to those achieved in the conventional therapy groups.
No significant differences in pain or shoulder function/disability outcomes were noted between the groups with and without adjunctive HA administration.
Conclusions.
Intra-articular HA administration alone is not superior to conventional AC treatments, and the addition of intra-articular HA administration to conventional therapies does not provide significant added benefits.
HA administration in AC patients who are receiving conventional therapies should be evaluated to avoid unnecessary medical expenditure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Lin-Chien& Lieu, Fu-Kong& Lee, Hung-Lin& Tung, Tao-Hsin. 2015. Effectiveness of Hyaluronic Acid Administration in Treating Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055006
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Lin-Chien…[et al.]. Effectiveness of Hyaluronic Acid Administration in Treating Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055006
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Lin-Chien& Lieu, Fu-Kong& Lee, Hung-Lin& Tung, Tao-Hsin. Effectiveness of Hyaluronic Acid Administration in Treating Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055006
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055006