Musculoskeletal Diseases: Osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
DESIGN OF STUDY - This is a prospective randomised controlled study recruiting patients who have been wait listed for primary shoulder replacement operation for primary shoulder osteoarthrosis at JCUH
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study intends to examine all the patients with painful, primary degenerative glenohumeral joint who are listed to undergo a Primary Shoulder Replacement. It would involve patients from both sexes and all age groups. We have not sought for any statistical help yet for calculating the required sample size. It is expected to include at least 25 patients from each of the two operation groups. Statistical consultation has been requested.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with rheumatoid or other inflammatory arthritis 2. Patients who had previous operations for trauma or infection in the same joint 3. Neurovascular problems 4. Revision operations 5. Patients with history of previous instability problems of the shoulder 6. Patients with rotator cuff deficiency 7. Patients with previous biceps tendon rupture 8. However, the patient or assessor would be kept blind to whether concomitant biceps tenodesis procedure is performed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| During the pre op and various stages of post operative phases, demographic details will be collected. A patient questionnaire (based on Oxford score) which will give information about pain and functional abilities.Assessment using Constant and Murley score which looks at assessment of daily activities (score), assessment of external rotation and internal rotation (score for each movement), assessment of forward elevation and lateral elevation (score for various degrees of movement), pain level (scored 0, 5, 10, 15), level of raising the hand (up to waist, xiphoid, neck, up to the head, above the head, unable to move shoulder), shoulder power (measured by a special device). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed