Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00891566
Duration of Immobilization After Rotator Cuff Repair: Its Clinical Impact
Prolonged Versus Conventional Immobilization After Arthroscopic Repair for Medium to Large Size Rotator Cuff Tear. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the immobilization period is helpful for the better healing of repaired rotator cuff. The investigators hypothesis is that the longer immobilization after rotator cuff repair will help the healing of rotator cuff.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Immobilization | compared the healing status for 8 weeks of immobilization with the conventional 4 weeks of immobilization after rotator cuff repair |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-06-01
- Completion
- 2011-04-01
- First posted
- 2009-05-01
- Last updated
- 2011-05-24
Locations
1 site across 1 country: South Korea
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00891566. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.