Early Active Rehabilitation After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear
• Interventions: Other: early isometric loading after rotator cuff surgery; Other: passive motion after rotator cuff surgery

• Registration Number: NCT02915588
• Lead Sponsor: Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare two different rehabilitation protocols after arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-23
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-27
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• surgery of the rotator cuff after full thickness tear
• informed consent
• understanding german language

Exclusion Criteria

• previous surgery of the shoulder
• neurological or systemic diseases with impairment of shoulder function

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Primary Active	early isometric loading after rotator cuff surgery	Early postoperative isometric activation of the rotator cuff
Primary Passive	passive motion after rotator cuff surgery	Standard postoperative passive movement rehabilitation protocol

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of Constant Murley Score	up to 24 weeks	Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of DASH Score	up to 24 weeks	Timepoints Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery
Change of Active range of Motion (Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Internal Rotation, External Rotation)	up to 24 weeks	Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery; Range of movement is measured by handheld goniometer
Change of Pain (max; average; rest)	up to 24 weeks	Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery; Pain is measured by Visual Analogue Scale (0-100mm)
Change of Strength (abduction; external Rotation)	up to 24 weeks	Timepoints: Before surgery; 6, 12, 24 weeks after surgery; Measurement of Strength is evaluated using a BTE Simulator II Dynamometer (Peak torque in N).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kepler University Hospital; 🇦🇹 Linz, Austria