NCT01502098

Effect of Postoperative Immobilization on Healing After Rotator Cuff Arthroscopic Repair

Effect of Postoperative Immobilization on Healing After Rotator Cuff Arthroscopic Repair With Double Row Technique in Small or Medium Ruptures. Prospective, Comparative and Randomized.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 114 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aims to establish whether one month postoperative immobilization compared early passive motion after rotator cuff arthroscopic repair in small or medium ruptures with double row technique has any healing significance.

Conditions

• Rotator Cuff Tear

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Postoperative early passive motion	Shoulder exercises starting on the first postoperative day
OTHER	Sling	Sling for 4 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2011-12-30
• Last updated: 2012-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Argentina