Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Penn State Health

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Osteoarthritis of Shoulder

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: CT scan of the shoulders

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03921944

STUDY00008095

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the rotator cuff muscles in your shoulder at one and two year post total shoulder replacement surgery.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >45yrs
• primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the shoulder
• total shoulder replacement performed by Dr. Armstrong
• administered a local anesthetic mixture and not regional anesthesia
• all genders
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Patients capable of giving informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Known contraindications to CT/EMG
• Inability to provide informed consent
• History of recent trauma to the shoulder
• Atypical shoulder pain
• Other suspected shoulder pathology (i.e. tumor, infection)
• Pregnancy
• Bilateral total shoulder arthroplasty

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

total shoulder replacement surgery

Other group

Description:

Subjects will be assessed for the outcome measures at one year and two year timepoints post total shoulder replacement surgery

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: CT scan of the shoulders