Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection in Shoulder Pain in Indian Population: A Randomized Control Trial

Sunil Kumar; Harish Kumar; P S Singh; Ankit Mittal; Dinesh Kumar; Pradeep Kumar Gupta; Gaya Deen; Shailendra Kumar Yadav

doi:10.4103/aam.aam_91_26

April 10, 2026Annals of African Medicine

Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection in Shoulder Pain in Indian Population: A Randomized Control Trial

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Key Points

To evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections compared to conservative treatment for shoulder pain.
Conducted a randomized control trial in an Indian population.
Participants received either corticosteroid injections or conservative treatment for shoulder pain.
Measured pain relief and other outcomes over a designated follow-up period.
Corticosteroid injections provided significant short-term relief from shoulder pain.
No significant long-term differences in pain outcomes were observed after 3 months between the two treatment groups.

Implication

Randomized control trial shows short-term pain relief in shoulder pain, suggesting benefits of corticosteroid injections.

Abstract

Corticosteroid injections offer greater short-term advantages in the management of shoulder discomfort than conservative treatment alone. Nonetheless, after 3 months, we noted no substantial long-term disparities between the two groups.

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Kumar et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection in Shoulder Pain in Indian Population: A Randomized Control Trial

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Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection in Shoulder Pain in Indian Population: A Randomized Control Trial

Key Points

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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