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NCT Number: NCT02915588

Early Active Rehabilitation After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

The purpose of the study is to compare two different rehabilitation protocols after arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kepler University Hospital

Linz, 4020, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • surgery of the rotator cuff after full thickness tear
  • informed consent
  • understanding german language

Exclusion criteria

  • previous surgery of the shoulder
  • neurological or systemic diseases with impairment of shoulder function

Treatment and study plan

early isometric loading after rotator cuff surgery

Other

passive motion after rotator cuff surgery

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of Constant Murley Score

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change of DASH Score

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Timepoints Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery

  2. Change of Active range of Motion (Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Internal Rotation, External Rotation)

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery; Range of movement is measured by handheld goniometer

  3. Change of Pain (max; average; rest)

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery; Pain is measured by Visual Analogue Scale (0-100mm)

  4. Change of Strength (abduction; external Rotation)

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery; Measurement of Strength is evaluated using a BTE Simulator II Dynamometer (Peak torque in N).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Early Active Rehabilitation After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Sep 27, 2016
Registry last updated
Sep 27, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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