NCT07226388

Pyrocarbon Hemiarthroplasty Versus Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis

Hemiarthroplasty Versus Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: The Impact of Modern Implant Options

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a multi-center study assessing postoperative outcomes associated with hemiarthroplasty with pyrocarbon (hPYC) versus anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA). Once eligibility criteria is met, the subject will be randomized to one of the two study arms. Subjects will be followed for ten years. Clinical and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) will be assessed.

Conditions

• Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Hemiarthroplasty with pyrocarbon	Hemiarthroplasty with pyrocarbon
DEVICE	Anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty	Anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-03
• Primary completion: 2039-02-01
• Completion: 2040-02-01
• First posted: 2025-11-10
• Last updated: 2026-02-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study