NCT00196560

Immobilization in External Rotation of Acute Shoulder Dislocations

A Randomized Evaluation of Immobilization in External Rotation in the Management of Acute Anterior Dislocations of the Shoulder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether immobilizing the affected shoulder of first time anterior shoulder dislocation patients in external rotation (vs immobilization in traditional internal rotation) reduces the rate of recurrent dislocations experienced in 24 months.

Detailed description

Immobilizing the affected shoulder of first time anterior shoulder dislocation patients in external rotation (vs immobilization in traditional internal rotation)should reduce the rate of recurrent dislocations experienced in 24 months.

Conditions

• Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Immobilization in External Rotation

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-09-01
• Primary completion: 2007-06-01
• Completion: 2007-06-01
• First posted: 2005-09-20
• Last updated: 2015-11-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada