Laser CO2 Versus TENS After Reconstruction of the Rotator Cuff

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Injury

Treatments: Procedure: LASER CO2; Procedure: TENS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01391000

0013483

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the most effective method between Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation and Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation therapy carbon dioxide therapy for pain control in the post-surgical rehabilitation of patients treated with reconstruction of the rotator cuff.

Full description

To evaluate the most effective method between Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation and Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation therapy carbon dioxide for pain control in the post-surgical rehabilitation of patients treated with reconstruction of the rotator cuff and to evaluate, at the end of the rehabilitation period, the range of motion, the function gained and the quality of life comparatively in the two groups of patients treated with Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation or Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation therapy carbon dioxide therapy.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• subjects after surgery for rotator cuff injury of traumatic and / or degenerative

Exclusion criteria

• concomitant fractures of the humerus, pace-maker, diseases for which treatments are contraindicated.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Laser CO2

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: LASER CO2

TENS

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: TENS