Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Recruiting · NCT03921944 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
CT scan of the shoulders
What this trial is 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.
Who can take part
Age range
45 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Penn State Hershey Medical Center - Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States