Actively Recruiting
Prophylactic Conjoint Tendon Lengthening During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes
Led by Nickolas Garbis · Updated on 2025-03-07
110
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
208 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
N
Nickolas Garbis
Lead Sponsor
L
Loyola University School of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Some patients may experience persistent pain in the front of their shoulder after reverse shoulder replacement. One of the possible reasons for this is that the surgery causes a change in the alignment of the shoulder joint, which may cause increased tension and compression on one of the biceps tendon called the conjoint tendon. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether conjoint tendon lengthening, a surgical procedure that involves cutting and lengthening the conjoint tendon in order to reduce tension and compression, is able to prevent or reduce the risk of anterior shoulder pain at one year after surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Prophylactic Conjoint Tendon Lengthening During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients who are at least 18 years old undergoing primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
- Operations that occur at Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, IL), Loyola Ambulatory Surgery Center (Maywood, IL), or Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients younger than 18 years old
- Patients who had prior coracoid transfer procedure
- Patients who are undergoing revision surgery from a prior arthroplasty
- Current pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Loyola Outpatient Center
Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Nickolas G Garbis, MD
CONTACT
D
Dane H Salazar, MD, MBA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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