Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis of Shoulder

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03921944

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

30

Starts

2024-05-02

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-05

Who can join

Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

• Penn State Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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