Status:
UNKNOWN
Workers Compensation Board: Rotator Cuff Tear Management
Lead Sponsor:
University of Manitoba
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Alberta
Conditions:
Rotator Cuff Tear
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall goal of this proposed randomized study is to determine if surgery at the time of diagnosis or rehabilitation +/- surgery (i.e. surgery only when rehabilitation fails) results in shorter ti...
Detailed Description
Design/Setting The present study will be a multi-center prospective, randomized controlled trial examining WCB patients presenting to Orthopaedic specialists for RC pathology. Selection Criteria Adu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient is over 18 years of age
- Patient has an active WCB Claim
- Patient has a high-grade (\>50%) partial-thickness or small (\<1cm) full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus, as confirmed by appropriate diagnostic imaging (MRI, Arthrogram, Ultrasound)
Exclusion
- Patient has a full-thickness tear of the subscapularis and/or teres minor
- Patient has a low-grade (\<50%) partial-thickness tear of the supraspinatus/infraspinatus
- Patient has a moderate to large (\>1cm) full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus/infraspinatus
- Patient has undergone previous RC surgery to the affected shoulder
- Patient has major joint trauma, infection, or avascular necrosis
- Patient has chronic dislocation, inflammation, or degenerative glenohumeral arthropathy
- Patient has evidence of significant cuff arthropathy (superior glenohumeral translation and/or acromial erosion, as diagnosed by diagnostic imaging)
- 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
- Patient has a major medical illness where life expectancy is less than 2 years
- Patient does not speak/read/understand English
- Patient has no fixed address or means of contact
- Patient unwilling to complete necessary follow-ups
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
144 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01498198
Start Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
December 23 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Pan Am Clinic
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3M 3E4