The Role of Subscapularis Repair in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

The Washington University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Arthropathy Shoulder

Treatments: Other: Repair; Other: Standard Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03727490

201611123

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall goal of the study is to determine if repairing the subscapularis tendon during primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty effects short-term patient outcomes. The study is a patient blinded randomized controlled trial that is currently enrolling.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults undergoing primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

• Adults without an intact subscapularis
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Revision surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will have the subscapularis left un-repaired, which is the standard of care for our institution for reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Treatment:

Other: Standard Treatment

Study

Experimental group

Description:

This group will have the subscapularis tendon repaired through a bone to bone repair that will add approximately 5 minutes to the surgical procedure.

Treatment:

Other: Repair