Open AccessEffectiveness of suprascapular nerve block for the treatment of frozen shoulder
Author(s) -
Shoufeng Wang,
Tianshu Wang,
Jianan Li,
Zhao-Chen Tang,
Xiaohong Qiao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000020987
Subject(s) - medicine , psycinfo , cinahl , medline , cochrane library , meta analysis , medical physics , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , surgery , pathology , psychiatry , political science , psychological intervention , law
Background: This study will appraise the effectiveness and safety of suprascapular nerve block (SNB) for the treatment of frozen shoulder (FS). Methods: This study will incorporate studies relevant to SNB on FS. Articles will be searched in the electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, WANGFANG, and CNKI) from inception to the present. In addition, this study will also retrieve conference proceedings and reference lists of included studies. All literature source searches will not be restricted by date and language. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool will be utilized to evaluate the quality of retrieved trials. Data will be collected independently by 2 authors. All collected data will be analyzed by RevMan 5.3 software. Results: This study will synthesize the most recent published high quality trials on assessing the effectiveness and safety of SNB in treating FS. Conclusion: The findings of this study will provide a genuine understanding and helpful evidence to determine whether SNB is effective or not in treating FS. Study registration number: INPLASY202050084.