Early Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)/Prehabilitation - Randomized Controlled Trial on the Implementation of ERAS/prehabilitation in Elective Reconstructive Shoulder Surgery

Prof. Arasch Wafaisade

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Rotator Cuff

Treatments

Procedure: Control

Procedure: Prehabilitation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06868472

Ethics number: 150/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether the intervention can improve the clinical outcome and patient satisfaction in elective reconstructive shoulder surgeries. The study participants are adults with a diagnosed rotator cuff tear for which surgical treatment is planned. This main question is to be answered by the study:

• Does prehabilitation before elective shoulder surgeries lead to an improvement in postoperative outcomes and patient satisfaction compared to the control group?

The control group receives standard information about the hospital stay, while the intervention group undergoes the prehabilitation program in the approximately 6 weeks prior to surgery. This program includes:

Information on the condition and pain management
Recommendations for behavior modification
A home exercise program Primary endpoint is the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC). The assessments are conducted at four time points: at study enrollment, immediately before surgery, and at 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery.

Enrollment

84 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with a traumatic or degenerative rupture of the rotator cuff with whom surgical treatment has been discussed in the shoulder clinic.

Exclusion criteria

Pre-existing fracture of the upper arm or shoulder girdle, rheumatic arthritis/fibromyalgia, additional findings in the shoulder joint (instability, frozen shoulder), neurological disease, cognitive or speech impairment