The Effect of a Pre-operative Exercise Program for Patients With Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear Waiting for Surgical Repair

Université de Montréal

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tears

Treatments: Other: Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02208752

CARM2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomised controlled study involving a group of 20 patients- 10 patients in a control group, 10 patients in treatment group. The treatment group consists of exercises with theraband for the shoulder and exercises of motor control of the scapula. The purpose of the study is to measure the effects of a pre-operative physiotherapy program for patients awaitng for rotator cuff surgery, The duration of the pilot project is 4 weeks.

Full description

This study is taken place in a genral hospital using the waiting list in the orthopedic surgery department- only patients awaitng for rotator cuff surgery are included. a randomised process of a block will be used. There will be 2 groups of patients an active comparator and no intervention. All patients at the beginning of the project and after 4 weks will have an evaluation on range of motion, strength, acromial humeral mesurement done by ultrasound and questionnaire on pain(DASH) and quality of life( WORC). At 8 weeks all patients will fill in the 2 questionnaires on DASH and WORC.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients waitng for surgery at Cite de la Sante Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Glenohumeral Arthirtis
• Shoulder fracture
• Corticosteriod injections
• Rupture of rotator cuff tear of more than 3 cm
• CSST- Workman's compensation
• Central and peripheral neuropathy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

exericises on motor control and strengthening exercises on the Rotator Cuff

Treatment:

Other: Exercises

Control group- No exercises

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No exercises

Treatment:

Other: Exercises