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Calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder: What is the best surgical treatment?

Phase 4
Suspended
Conditions
calcific deposits in the rotator cuff tendons
subacromial calcific tendonitis
10043237
Registration Number
NL-OMON40852
Lead Sponsor
Orbis Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Suspended
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

Age: 30-60 years
Full range of motion of the affected shoulder (>120o abduction and anteflexion,
unrestricted external rotation)
Calcifications on the x-rays
Type I en II calcifications according to the Gärtner classification (chapter 4.1.3)
Minimal diameter of 5 mm on AP view
Unsuccessful conservative therapy for at least 6 months
Ability and willingness to fill out the necessary questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

Clinical signs of a frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis
Operations of the affected shoulder in personal medical history
Clinical and radiological signs of full-thickness lesion of, one of, the rotator cuff tendons.
Clinical and radiological signs of acromioclavicular osteoarthritis
History of rheumatic arthritis or fibromyalgia
Type III calcifications according to the Gärtner classification (chapter 4.1.3)
Not able or willing to participate in this trial

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Primary outcome (VAS for pain)<br /><br>This pain score indicates on a scale from 1 till 100 their pain level. In this<br /><br>scale 1 is minor pain and 100 is the worst pain they ever experienced.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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