A comparison between treatments of the biceps tendon during shoulder replacement

A comparison of post-operative and functional outcomes following biceps tenodesis versus tenotomy in patients undergoing anatomic shoulder joint replacement surgery: A prospective, randomized study.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612000943842

Acronym

N/A

Enrollment

Registered

2012-09-04

Start date

2012-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to compare biceps tenodesis to biceps tenotomy during shoulder replacement surgery. The hypothesis is that biceps tenodesis gives improvement in shoulder pain and function post-shoulder replacement.

Interventions

Biceps tenodesis is a procedure where the long head of biceps tendon is sutured into the biciptal groove to allow healing of the tendon into the groove. This results in a permanent healing of the tendon into the groove. Total shoulder replacement takes 120 minutes whilst the biceps tenodesis takes 5 minutes.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients undergoing anatomic shoulder replacement

Exclusion criteria

Tumour, fracture, cognitive impairment

Outcome results