Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty vs Rotator Cuff Repair for 60+ (RTSA-RCR)

Campbell Clinic

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Shoulder Pain; Shoulder Injuries

Treatments: Procedure: Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty; Procedure: Rotator Cuff Repair

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06848023

25-010480-XP

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the one year outcomes between 60 year old patients with a three tendon tear treated as part of their standard of care with either a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty or rotator cuff repair surgery.

Full description

A retrospective record review will be completed to identify eligible subjects who had either a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty or rotator cuff repair to treat their three tendon tear. Medical record abstraction of standard of care will be completed among the reverse total shoulder arthroplasty cohort. Rotator cuff repair subjects will be contacted with a study invitation and scheduled for a single study visit to collect three patient reported outcomes, assess range of motion and complete a ten-minute magnetic resonance imaging exam following signed consent.

Enrollment: 74 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 60 years of age or more at time of surgery
• One year post-reverse total shoulder arthroplasty or one year post-rotator cuff repair involving all three tendons (infraspinatus, supraspinatus, subscapularis)
• Surgery completed by Dr. Tyler Brolin or Dr. Thomas Throckmorton

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 60 years of age at time of surgery
• Less than one year post-reverse total shoulder arthroplasty or post-rotator cuff repair
• Procedure completed by another provider than Dr. Brolin or Dr. Throckmorton
• Worker's compensation
• Fewer than three tendon tear

Trial design

74 participants in 2 patient groups

Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Description:

Retrospective record review and data abstraction of standard of care data preoperative and at least one year postoperative to include patient reported outcomes and range of motion measurements.

Treatment:

Procedure: Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Rotator Cuff Repair

Description:

Retrospective record review and data abstraction of standard of care data preoperative to include patient reported outcomes and range of motion measurements. Study invitation will be extended to subjects for completion of a single study visit to collect three patient reported outcomes, range of motion and a ten minute magnetic resonance imaging exam.

Treatment:

Procedure: Rotator Cuff Repair