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Last refreshed on: 21 January 2013
Main ID:  NCT01333527
Date of registration: 08/04/2011
Primary sponsor: Shoulder & Upper Extremity Research Group of Edmonton
Public title: Early Mobilization Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Scientific title: Early Mobilization Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: April 2011
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01333527
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Megan Sergenson
Address: 
Telephone: 1-780-492-4752
Email:
Affiliation: 
Name:   Anelise Silveira
Address: 
Telephone: 780-407-6992
Email: anelise.silveira@albertahealthservices.ca
Affiliation: 
Name:   David Sheps, MD,MSc,FRCSC
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University of Alberta
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient is over 18 years of age

2. Patient has attempted non-operative treatment (i.e. physical therapy consisting of
progressive ROM, strengthening, and postural exercises)

3. Patient has a full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus, as
confirmed by appropriate diagnostic imaging (MRI, Arthrogram, Ultrasound)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient has a full-thickness tear of the subscapularis and/or teres minor

2. Patient has undergone previous RC surgery to the affected shoulder

3. Patient has major joint trauma, infection, or avascular necrosis

4. Patient has chronic dislocation, inflammation, or degenerative glenohumeral
arthropathy

5. Patient has evidence of significant cuff arthropathy (superior glenohumeral
translation and/or acromial erosion, as diagnosed by diagnostic imaging)

6. Patient has a psychiatric illness, cognitive impairment, or other health condition
(i.e. visual impairment) which precludes informed consent or renders the patient
unable to complete study questionnaires

7. Patient has a major medical illness where life expectancy is less than 2 years

8. Patient does not speak/read/understand English

9. Patient has no fixed address or means of contact

10. Surgeon or patient has decided to cancel surgery

11. Surgeon concludes that an arthroscopic repair is not appropriate at time of surgery
(based on RC tear characteristics or concomitant shoulder pathology)

12. Patient unwilling to complete necessary follow-ups



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rotator Cuff Tear
Intervention(s)
Procedure: No Sling
Procedure: Sling
Primary Outcome(s)
WORC Questionnaire [Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Adverse Events [Time Frame: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6months]
ASES [Time Frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months]
Range of Motion (ROM) [Time Frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months]
SF-36 [Time Frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months]
Strength [Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months]
Secondary ID(s)
RES0005824
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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