Status:

TERMINATED

Total vs. Reverse Shoulder Replacement: Pain Relief Two Years After Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Zimmer Biomet

Conditions:

Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

70-95 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Specific Aim: To compare early postoperative pain relief in patients over the age of 70 who undergo either Total Shoulder Arthroplasty or Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty in treatment of glenohumeral ost...

Detailed Description

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body with a complex arrangement of structures working together to provide the movement necessary for daily life. Great mobility comes at the expense ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 70 or older,
  • have radiographic signs of osteoarthritis (narrowing of the glenohumeral joint space, marginal osteophytes around the humeral head, progressive changes with sclerosis and subcortical cystic formation and flattening of the humeral head),
  • intact rotator cuff but with atrophy or fatty degeneration (defined as Grade II atrophy noted on preoperative shoulder ultrasound),
  • objective weakness as measured with Isobex testing,
  • limited forward elevation (less than 90 degrees)

Exclusion

  • patients who present with pain secondary to inflammatory arthropathy,
  • obvious full-thickness rotator cuff tear,
  • cuff tear arthropathy,
  • revision arthroplasty,
  • fracture or trauma,
  • patients who had previous rotator cuff repair or prior open surgery prior to shoulder arthroplasty.
  • pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01884077

Start Date

November 1 2012

End Date

June 1 2016

Last Update

December 5 2018

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110