Early Clinical Examination and Ultrasonography Screening of Acute Soft Tissue Shoulder Injuries
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Soft Tissue Shoulder Injury
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Detection of full-thickness rotator cuff tear
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether the introduction of early ultrasonography screening will change the diagnostic spectrum of soft tissue shoulder injuries in patients aged forty years or more. We also want to study whether certain physical tests will be able to predict or rule out full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff (shoulder tendons) in the acute phase. Another purpose is to explore the course of soft tissue shoulder injuries over a year, as well as to compare the results to studies on the prevalence of rotator cuff full-thickness tears.
Investigators
Martine Enger
MD
Oslo University Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- •patients that are incapable of giving and or receiving adequate information, or that cannot undergo a normal clinical investigation, due to for example language problems, level of consciousness, drugs, mental or emotional status or other
- •patients that have undergone shoulder surgery during the last 6 months
- •injury of both shoulders
- •patients with neck-/shoulder problems or generalised muscle pain during the last three months before the injury
- •other serious disease such as cancer, rheumatic disorders, haematological, neurological, endocrinological or gastrointestinal disease that according to the doctor's best clinical judgement makes participation or follow-up difficult
- •does not want to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Detection of full-thickness rotator cuff tear
Time Frame: Within 21 days of acute shoulder injury
To explore the number of acute traumatic full-thickness tears in soft tissue injuries in the ≥ 40 population, and whether structured clinical examination is an adequate screening tool
Secondary Outcomes
- Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS)(Within one year of shoulder injury)
- Shortened Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (QuickDASH)(Within one year of shoulder injury)