Clinical trial NCT03533088: Comparing Two Different Rehabilitation Protochols on Patients With Rotator Cuff Repair
Official title: Comparing Two Different Rehabilitation Protochols on Patients With Rotator Cuff Repair
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tear
Keywords: shoulder
rotator cuff
exercise
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-05-22
Enrollment: 54
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomised control trial
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Rotator cuff (RC) repair is one of the most common treatment approch to relief the pain and improve the shoulder function on patients with rotator cuff rupture. Despite the improved surgical techniques and decreased failure rate, there are still complications after the surgey like shoulder persistant shoulder pain, stiffness even re-tear. Therefore, rehabilitation after the RC repair procedure is crucial for the success of the treatment. However, there is no concencus between the post-operative rehabilitation protochol. The aim of this study is to compare two different rehabilitation protochols on patients with RC repair.

Detailed description: Rotator cuff (RC) repair is one of the most common treatment approch to relief the pain and improve the shoulder function on patients with rotator cuff rupture. Despite the improved surgical techniques and decreased failure rate, there are still complications after the surgey like shoulder persistant shoulder pain, stiffness even re-tear. Therefore, rehabilitation after the RC repair procedure is crucial for the success of the treatment. However, there is no concencus between the post-operative rehabilitation protochol. The aim of this study is to compare two different rehabilitation protochols in terms of shoulder range of motion, self-reported shoulder function and pain on patients with RC repair.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having a Rotator Cuff repair surgery
* Having post-op rehabilitation program at our clinic until post-op 3 months
* No previous surgery in the shoulder joint

Exclusion Criteria:

* Additional pathology other then RC tear
* Refusing to participate to the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: scapular kinematics
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: gleno-humeral range of motion
timeFrame: 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Altındağ
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe Univercity, Faculty of Physical Theraphy and Rehablitation
state: Ankara
Study officials:
affiliation: İnvestigator
name: Taha Yıdız, Msc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Gallagher BP, Bishop ME, Tjoumakaris FP, Freedman KB. Early versus delayed rehabilitation following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A systematic review. Phys Sportsmed. 2015 May;43(2):178-87. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2015.1025683. Epub 2015 Mar 22.
citation: Thomson S, Jukes C, Lewis J. Rehabilitation following surgical repair of the rotator cuff: a systematic review. Physiotherapy. 2016 Mar;102(1):20-8. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.08.003. Epub 2015 Sep 8.