Prospective randomized trial of reverse shoulder arthroplasty with and without refixation of subscapularis tendon

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00008305

Enrollment

142

Registered

2015-05-13

Start date

2015-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M19.9 M75.1

Interventions

Group 1: reverse shoulder arthroplasty with refixation of subscapularis tendon Group 2: reverse shoulder arthroplasty without refixation of subscapularis tendon

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: No former shoulder surgery, intact nerves, intact subscapularis tendon, irreparable rotator cuff, medical indication for a reverse shoulder arthroplasty, Age >/= 60 -</= 99 y

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age 99 y, former shoulder surgery, nerve lesions, complete subscapularis rupture, mental diseases that impair decision making, i.e. dementia, incompliant patients, patients with inflammatory shoulder diseases resp. severe neurological deficits in the area, rheumatoid arthritis, Condition after fractures in the area

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain via VAS (before and 5 days, 3 months and 12 months after surgery)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Force and function via Constant- and ASES-Score (before and 5 days, 3 months and 12 months after surgery), ultrasound of subscapularis tendon 3 months and 12 months after surgery	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJörn Steinbeck

OPPK Münster

j.steinbeck@oppk.de02515395960

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026