Dutch Arthoscopy Association Rotator Cuff Study

Completed

• Conditions: cuff rupture; 10043237; shoulder muscle rupture; 10005944

• Registration Number: NL-OMON35617
• Lead Sponsor: Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

* Full thickness cuff rupture proven on MR-arthrography
* Signed Informed Consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* age < 18 year; > 75 year
* neurologic etiology
* glenohumeral instability
* traumatic shoulder/old fracture
* frozen shoulder
* reumatoïd arthritis
* history of shoulder infection
* history of (attempt) cuff repair
* history of wound healing problems (dehiscence, infections e.g.)
* acromionresection
* cuff arthropathy
* perioperativally not able to close defect or partial thickness rupture
* non compliance with regard to follow up
* not capable of speaking and writting dutch language

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (DASH) at different follow up<br /><br>visits (pre-op; 6 wk; 3 mth; 6 mth; 12 mth; 24 mth).<br /><br>Addendum:<br /><br>Standardized RoM*s before and after surgery</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS pain), Simple Shoulder Test (SST),<br /><br>Constant Murley score and clinical shoulder function 12 months post<br /><br>operativally. Evauation of cuff quality by MR-arthrography 12 months post<br /><br>operativally.<br /><br><br /><br>Addendum:<br /><br>EMG shoulder muscle activation patterns during standardized tasks --><br /><br>Activation ratio</p><br>