Enhancement of healing after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair by extracorporeal shock wave therapy.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCTs032200097

Enrollment

150

Registered

2020-08-27

Start date

2020-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Rotator cuff tear Rotator cuff, shoulder

Interventions

After arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, ESWT is used as an intervention under general anesthesia.

ESWT, extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 20 and over 2. Patients who were diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear 3. Patients who have an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair 4. Patients who have written consent to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Blood disorders, coagulation disorders or anticoagulants 2. Thrombosis 3. Malignancy 4. Acute inflammation 5. Polyneuropathy 6. Patients with skin disease in the irradiated area 7. Patients on long term cortisone therapy for more than 6 months or less than 6 weeks after the last cortisone injection 8. Pregnancy 9. Patients with contraindications to MRI 10. Patients using implantable defibrillators or pacemakers 11. Patients judged by the doctor to be unsuitable for inclusion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of retear by MRI findings	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Evaluation of pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Consumption of analgesics Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) Pain Detect 2) Evaluation of function Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score ASES score Constant score Range of motion Muscle strength DASH (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand) 3) Evaluation of QOL SF-36v2 4) Evaluation of psychology HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) 5) MRI findings Sugaya classification Cuff repair integrity score Goutallier classification 6) Adverse event	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Evaluation of pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Consumption of analgesics Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) Pain Detect 2) Evaluation of function Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score ASES score Constant score Range of motion Muscle strength DASH (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand) 3) Evaluation of QOL SF-36v2 4) Evaluation of psychology HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) 5) MRI findings Sugaya classification Cuff repair integrity score Goutallier classification 6) Adverse event

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Contacts

Public ContactRyosuke Miyamoto

Gunma University Hospital

r-miyamoto@gunma-u.ac.jp+81-27-220-8269

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026