Get them moving early: sling immobilisation following arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilisation offers no advantage

Randomised control study to compare sling immobilisation with early mobilisation in patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilisation surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13628010

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-10

Start date

2010-08-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-06

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Conditions

Arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilisation for instability Surgery

Interventions

On the day of surgery, participants were randomised using sealed envelopes to either early mobilisation (EM) or sling immobilisation (SI) group. The EM group was allowed to move the shoulder freely as

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with recurrent instability who had a Bankart lesion 2. Deemed suitable clinically and radiologically for an arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilisation 3. No restriction on age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with previous failed stabilisation, multi-directional instability or posterior instability 2. Patients who were unwilling to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Failure of surgery, defined as subluxation or redislocation at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Shoulder instability, assessed using the Oxford Shoulder Instability Score at pre-op, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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