Enhanced Function and Quality of Life Following 5 Months of Exercise Therapy for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears
- Conditions
- Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear
- Interventions
- Other: Exercise therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT02740946
- Lead Sponsor
- Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
- Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the effect of 5 months of exercise therapy for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears.
- Detailed Description
All included patients will receive exercise therapy consisting of two exercises focusing on strengthening m. deltoideus anterior and m. teres minor.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- symptoms of rotator cuff rupture for at least three months with rupture of minimum musculus supraspinatus and musculus infraspinatus visualized by ultrasonography or arthroscopy
- no neurological conditions which could affect muscle strength or activity
- able to read and understand Danish
- both patients with and without a history of shoulder trauma were included
- former rotator cuff surgery
- history of shoulder fracture or inflammatory conditions in the shoulder
- significant osteoarthritic changes on antero-posterior and/or lateral (outlet view) radiographs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Exercise therapy Exercise therapy Exercise therapy 5 months
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oxford Shoulder Score Baseline, 3 months and 5 months Change is measured from baseline to 3 and 5 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Baseline and 5 months Furthermore, patients were asked to evaluate their pain on a Visual Analogue Scale while performing flexion
Range of motion Baseline and 5 months Range of motion measured in flexion, abduction and external rotation using a goniometer. Change is measured from baseline to 5 months
Strength Baseline and 5 months Strength was measured in flexion, abduction, internal and external rotation using af dynamometer. Change is measured from baseline to 5 months
Dynamic flexion in degrees from 0 to 180 Baseline and 5 months Change is measured from baseline to 5 months
Muscle activity using surface electromyography Baseline and 5 months Muscle activity was measured using surface electromyography of m. trapezius superior and m. deltoideus anterior Change is measured from baseline to5 months
EuroQuol 5 Dimensions 5 Level EQ-5D-5L baseline and 5 months Change is measured from baseline to 5 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Northern Orthopaedic Division, Aalborg University Hospital
🇩🇰Aalborg, North Denmark Region, Denmark