Exercise rehabilitation and functional recovery following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in patients with massive rotator cuff tears

St John of God Hospital Subiaco Clinic0 sites93 target enrollmentStarted: June 15, 2016Last updated: January 13, 2020

Conditions

Trial Snapshot

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•For patients:
•1.) Male or female, between 55 and 85 years and local to the Perth metropolitan area
•2.) Patients with a massive rotator cuff tear, with or without arthropathy, subsequently scheduled for RSA
•3.) Pseudoparalysis of the affected shoulder, including forward elevation <90 degrees
•For healthy volunteers:
•1.) Between the 55 and 85 years of age, to best match to intervention patients with respect to age and gender
•2.) No upper extremity injury at the time of testing
•3.) No symptoms in either upper extremity, and
•4.) No history of shoulder surgery to either limb

•Patients with the following criteria will be excluded from participation:
•1.) Require a revision shoulder arthroplasty
•2.) Recent or previous fractures of the shoulder complex
•3.) Adhesive capsulitis
•4.) Present with pre-existing conditions associated with upper extremity pain, including ongoing infection, carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical neuropathy or other nerve pathology
•5.) Clinically verified polyarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and/or fibromyalgia
•6.) Failed medical clearance to participate in exercise
•7.) Are likely to have problems with follow-up (i.e. patients with no fixed address, report a plan to move out of town, or intellectually challenged patients without adequate support network)
•8.) Do not read and speak English
•9.) The individual is unable or unwilling to follow the designated postoperative rehabilitation protocol
•Healthy volunteers above the age of 40, and with a history of upper extremity injury or surgery will be excluded from participating in this study.

Sponsor

St John of God Hospital Subiaco Clinic