NCT02261701

Rehabilitation After Rotator Cuff Repair

Rehabilitation After Rotator Cuff Repair a Randomised Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 76 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uppsala University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A new postoperative regimen with a new bandage technique after surgery results in a better shoulder function and quality of life after surgery - than traditional postoperative regimen with shoulder lock and abductor cushion.

Detailed description

A new postoperative regimen , with a new bandage technique with shorter immobilization time and without shoulder lock, is supposed to results in a better shoulder function 6 and 12 months after surgery. Function is measured by Constant score, pain with VAS and quality of life with EQ5D, 3 and 12 months after surgery. The two treatment groups are compared.

Conditions

• Rotator Cuff Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Early mobilization	Early mobilization, collar´n cuff 4 weeks post surgery and after this light exercises start and no further bandage.
OTHER	Post surgery shoulder lock	Post surgery: Shoulder lock with abduction cushion, additionally 3 weeks with collar´n cuff, and after this period light exercises are allowed and nu further bandage.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-08-01
• Completion: 2017-10-30
• First posted: 2014-10-10
• Last updated: 2018-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden