Status:
COMPLETED
Duration of Immobilization After Rotator Cuff Repair: Its Clinical Impact
Lead Sponsor:
Samsung Medical Center
Conditions:
Rotator Cuff Tear
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the immobilization period is helpful for the better healing of repaired rotator cuff. The investigators hypothesis is that the longer immobilization ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Medium to large sized cuff tear (2-4 cm)
- Yes subscapular partial fraying or longitudinal split side to side
- Yes acromioplasty
- Yes AC arthritis with mumford procedure
- Yes biceps tenotomy or tenodesis
Exclusion
- No arthritic changes of glenohumeral joint
- No combined infection
- No mini-open procedures
- No complete subscapularis tear
- No incomplete repair
- No small tears or side to side repairs without anchors
- No pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00891566
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2011
Last Update
May 24 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea, 135-710