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Open vs arthroscopic surgery in distal clavicle excision: a randomized controlled pilot trial

Conditions
Short term pain experienceFunctional shoulder movementOpen surgery / arthroscopic surgery Distal clavicle excision
Registration Number
NL-OMON28257
Lead Sponsor
Flevoziekenhuis Almere
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

All participants must have an indication for distal clavicle excision based on AC osteolysis, post-traumatic injury or arthrosis/arthritis confirmed by ultrasound, x-ray and physical examination. Indication is determined by the orthopaedic surgeon when conservative treatment (physical therapy, rest, corticosteroid injections) fails to improve the shoulder function and pain.

Age: at least 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

-Not able to read and speak Dutch language sufficiently to complete the questionnaires

-Distal clavicle excision in the past

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary objective is to examine the difference in daily pain experience between open and arthroscopic surgery in distal clavicle excision for patients with acromioclavicular pathology measured with the NRS (in rest and movement) in the first 6 weeks after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
•Daily shoulder function measured with the DASH (pre-operatively, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months) <br /><br>•Pain measured with the NRS (pre-operatively, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months)<br /><br>•Adverse events (frozen shoulder) diagnosed by physical examination<br /><br>•Number of wound infections<br /><br>•Time until return to work <br /><br>•Total costs of surgery <br /><br>•Total costs of the revalidation process <br>
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