Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the effect of 5 months of exercise therapy for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears.
Detailed description
All included patients will receive exercise therapy consisting of two exercises focusing on strengthening m. deltoideus anterior and m. teres minor.
Interventions
OTHERExercise therapy
5 months of exercise therapy with two strengthening exercises focusing on m. deltoideus anterior and m. teres minor. Furthermore, a warm up exercise was applied.
Sponsors
Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* symptoms of rotator cuff rupture for at least three months with rupture of minimum musculus supraspinatus and musculus infraspinatus visualized by ultrasonography or arthroscopy * no neurological conditions which could affect muscle strength or activity * able to read and understand Danish * both patients with and without a history of shoulder trauma were included
Exclusion criteria
* former rotator cuff surgery * history of shoulder fracture or inflammatory conditions in the shoulder * significant osteoarthritic changes on antero-posterior and/or lateral (outlet view) radiographs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Shoulder Score | Baseline, 3 months and 5 months | Change is measured from baseline to 3 and 5 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Range of motion | Baseline and 5 months | Range of motion measured in flexion, abduction and external rotation using a goniometer. Change is measured from baseline to 5 months |
| Strength | Baseline and 5 months | Strength was measured in flexion, abduction, internal and external rotation using af dynamometer. Change is measured from baseline to 5 months |
| EuroQuol 5 Dimensions 5 Level EQ-5D-5L | baseline and 5 months | Change is measured from baseline to 5 months |
| Muscle activity using surface electromyography | Baseline and 5 months | Muscle activity was measured using surface electromyography of m. trapezius superior and m. deltoideus anterior Change is measured from baseline to5 months |
| Pain | Baseline and 5 months | Furthermore, patients were asked to evaluate their pain on a Visual Analogue Scale while performing flexion |
| Dynamic flexion in degrees from 0 to 180 | Baseline and 5 months | Change is measured from baseline to 5 months |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed