Rehabilitation After Rotator Cuff Repair

Rehabilitation After Rotator Cuff Repair a Randomised Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02261701

Enrollment

Registered

2014-10-10

Start date

2014-09-30

Completion date

2017-10-30

Last updated

2018-05-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Rotator Cuff Injury

Keywords

shoulder surgery, rotator cuff injury, rehabilitation, function, pain, quality of life

Brief summary

A new postoperative regimen with a new bandage technique after surgery results in a better shoulder function and quality of life after surgery - than traditional postoperative regimen with shoulder lock and abductor cushion.

Detailed description

A new postoperative regimen , with a new bandage technique with shorter immobilization time and without shoulder lock, is supposed to results in a better shoulder function 6 and 12 months after surgery. Function is measured by Constant score, pain with VAS and quality of life with EQ5D, 3 and 12 months after surgery. The two treatment groups are compared.

Interventions

OTHEREarly mobilization

Early mobilization, collar´n cuff 4 weeks post surgery and after this light exercises start and no further bandage.

OTHERPost surgery shoulder lock

Post surgery: Shoulder lock with abduction cushion, additionally 3 weeks with collar´n cuff, and after this period light exercises are allowed and nu further bandage.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* planned shoulder surgery, rotator cuff repair

Exclusion criteria

* not swedish speaking * reoperation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Shoulder function	6 months after surgery	Shoulder function is assessed by Constant score

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain	6 months after surgery	Visual analogue scale

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
EQ-5D	6 months after surgery	Quality of life
Quality of life shoulder specific	6 months after surgery	Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC)
Pain	12 months after surgery	Visual analogue scale
Euro quality of Life 5D	12 months after surgery	Quality of life

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026