The RaCeR study: rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18357968
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Keele

Brief Summary

2019 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31171031 protocol (added 10/06/2019) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33356517/ nested qualitative study (added 05/08/2021) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33305619/ results (added 05/08/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-10
• Study Completion: 2020-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 17 August 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients diagnosed with a non-traumatic symptomatic tear of the RC and listed for surgical repair
2. RC tear confirmed by ultrasound or MRI
3. Aged = 18 years
4. Patients screened by the surgeon as suitable to participate (an opt-out scheme will be implemented whereby all patients under the care of a surgeon who is participating in the trial will be eligible unless the surgeon states otherwise in the medical notes at the time of listing for surgery)
5. Able to return to the recruiting centre or affiliated site for the initial outpatient follow-up physiotherapy appointment
6. Access to a mobile phone and willing and able to receive and respond to SMS text messages
7. Able to understand English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Traumatic RC tears (e.g. sudden onset of shoulder pain and weakness following a fall), given the different care pathways for such patients (these patients are typically fast-tracked to surgery)
2. Patients who are unable to give full informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified