Comparison of Outcomes Between Biceps Tenotomy and Tenodesis in the Treatment of the Long Head of the Biceps Pathology

The University of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Refractive Bicipital Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Biceps tenodesis; Procedure: Biceps tenotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02107586

IRB13-0117

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine what the different outcomes are for biceps tenodesis and tenotomy in the treatment of the long head of the biceps pathology.

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient with chronic refractive bicipital pain

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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6 participants in 2 patient groups

Biceps tenodesis

Active Comparator group

Description:

32 subjects in the study will receive biceps tenodesis as a surgical intervention

Treatment:

Procedure: Biceps tenodesis

Biceps tenotomy

Active Comparator group

Description:

32 subjects in the study will receive biceps tenotomy as a surgical intervention

Treatment:

Procedure: Biceps tenotomy