Status:
COMPLETED
Anatomic and Clinical Long-term Follow-up of Conservatively Treated Rotator Cuff Tears
Lead Sponsor:
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Conditions:
Full-thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Study population: Patients who have been treated with physiotherapy for a potentially repairable rotator cuff tear in the period from 2002 to 2005. Study Method: At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 200...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Full-thickness rotator cuff tear diagnosed between 2002 and 2005 by both sonography and MRI.
- At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 2005):
- Typical clinical symptoms for a rotator cuff tear including pain laterally on upper humerus, painful arc, positive impingement test (Neer or Hawkins)
- Potentially repairable tear (tear size up to 3 cm, muscle atrophy not exceeding grade 2 according to Thomazeau, fatty degeneration not exceeding grade 1 according to Goutallier).
- Treated by physiotherapy for at least 3 months
Exclusion
- At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 2005):
- Full-thickness tears of the subscapularis tendon or of the entire supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons
- Other symptomatic shoulder pathology including long head of the biceps tendon pathology, acromioclavicular joint pathology, shoulder instability, inflammatory diseases, glenohumeral arthritis
- Earlier treated with rotator cuff repair in the study shoulder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01829633
Start Date
March 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2017
Last Update
January 23 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Martina Hansen's Hospital
Sandvika, Norway, 1306