Rehabilitation After Rotator Cuff Repair
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Interventions
- Other: Early mobilizationOther: Post surgery shoulder lock
- Registration Number
- NCT02261701
- Lead Sponsor
- Uppsala University
- Brief Summary
A new postoperative regimen with a new bandage technique after surgery results in a better shoulder function and quality of life after surgery - than traditional postoperative regimen with shoulder lock and abductor cushion.
- Detailed Description
A new postoperative regimen , with a new bandage technique with shorter immobilization time and without shoulder lock, is supposed to results in a better shoulder function 6 and 12 months after surgery. Function is measured by Constant score, pain with VAS and quality of life with EQ5D, 3 and 12 months after surgery. The two treatment groups are compared.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 76
Inclusion Criteria
- planned shoulder surgery, rotator cuff repair
Exclusion Criteria
- not swedish speaking
- reoperation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Early mobilization Early mobilization Intervention is early mobilization, four weeks immobilization postsurgery with collar´n cuff only. Post surgery shoulder lock Post surgery shoulder lock Post surgery shoulder lock with abduction cushion 3 weeks and after this period collar´n cuff 3 weeks
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Shoulder function 6 months after surgery Shoulder function is assessed by Constant score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain 6 months after surgery Visual analogue scale
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Physiotherapy
🇸🇪Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden