The Effect of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression in Patients Who Are Non-responders to Non-operative Treatment.
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Conditions studied: Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
In brief
To investigate if glenohumeral arthroscopy and arthroscopic subacromial decompression is more effective than glenohumeral arthroscopy alone in improving patient-reported outcome at 12 months in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) who are non-responders to non-operative treatment.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04644042
- Run by
- Hvidovre University Hospital
- People needed
- 160
- Starts
- 2021-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2029-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-04-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- SIS diagnosis (Consultant's clinical diagnosis of SIS + at least 3 out of 5 positive tests from the following: Hawkin's, Neer's, Jobe's, Painful arc and external rotation resistance test)
- Positive subacromial injection test
- Insidious onset of shoulder pain
- Considered a surgical candidate by an orthopedic shoulder specialist.
- Symptoms for at least 6 months
- Completion of at least 3 months supervised shoulder training
- No improvement in symptoms for at least 3 months
- The patient must be expected to be able to attend rehabilitation and post-examinations.
You may not qualify if…
- Terminal illness or severe medical illness (ASA score higher than or equal to 4), systemic musculoskeletal disease, inflammatory joint disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis), symptomatic cervical spine pathology or thoracic outlet syndrome.
- Full-thickness rotator cuff tear, calcified tendonitis, labral tear, frozen shoulder, biceps tendon pathology, acromioclavicular osteoarthrosis, glenohumeral osteoarthrosis or other concomitant shoulder pathology.
- Previous surgery or radiotherapy on the affected shoulder.
- Pregnancy
- Ongoing workers compensation case or job rehabilitation process
Where it is running
- Hvidovre Univeristy Hospital — Hvidovre, Denmark, Denmark (enrolling)
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