EMG in patients with a rotator cuff tear
Recruiting
- Conditions
- rotator cuff tears
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27304
- Lead Sponsor
- none
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- study group: having a rotator cuff tear confirmed on MRI or sonography
- control group: having no shoulder symptoms and no degenerative rotator cuff tear confirmed by sonography.
Exclusion Criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- age <18 years
- Not able to understand the instructions in Dutch
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Glenohumeral or AC osteoarthritis based on examination and/or X rays
- Previous surgery of the same shoulder
- Neurologic deficits inflicting the arm
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 2 sets of EMG measurements will be taken while performing isometric and shoulder specific movements.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The objective and subjective shoulder function will also be evaluated by using specific shoulder and pain tests and questionnaires.