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NCT Number: NCT02107586

Comparison of Outcomes Between Biceps Tenotomy and Tenodesis in the Treatment of the Long Head of the Biceps Pathology

The purpose of the study is to determine what the different outcomes are for biceps tenodesis and tenotomy in the treatment of the long head of the biceps pathology.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Refractive Bicipital Pain

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patient with chronic refractive bicipital pain

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Biceps Tenotomy

Procedure

A biceps tenotomy procedure involves cutting of the long head of the biceps just prior to its insertion on the superior labrum of the glenoid.

Biceps Tenodesis

Procedure

Biceps tenodesis involves detaching the long head of the biceps from it's superior labrum in the shoulder and reattaching it to the humerus bone just below the shoulder.

Primary outcomes

  1. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Shoulder Score

    Time frame: one year

    The scale measures pain from 0 to 10 and also includes a questionnaire for assessing the activity of daily living.

Secondary outcomes

  1. EuroQol EQ-5D

    Time frame: one year

    The questionnaire measures mobility, ability to care for self, ability to perform usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Chicago

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Biceps Tenotomy or Tenodesis in Treating Long Head of the Biceps Pathology: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 8, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 26, 2023

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