Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Sahmyook University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tissue Adhesion; Pain, Postoperative; Rotator Cuff Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04848103

2-1040781-A-N-012021035HR

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) has proven to be an effective treatment, the effectiveness of the treatment has so far been controversial. There are no studies using rESWT in rehabilitation after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). Therefore, in this study, there is evidence that rESWT promotes pain control and healing recovery, and through previous studies, we would like to investigate whether treatment with rESWT during the intensive rehabilitation period of patients after ARCR is more effective in controlling pain.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults over 18 years old
• In case of 6 weeks after receiving arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
• When the participants wishes to enroll in the study

Exclusion criteria

• 65 years old or older
• If the tear area is large and augmentation is performed
• If there is a previous surgical history at the surgical site
• Osteoarthritis in the shoulder joint

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy