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 enrollmentJune 15, 2016

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 15, 2016

End Date

June 25, 2019

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

St John of God Hospital Subiaco Clinic

•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