Rotofunc - Non-traumatic Shoulder Instability and Total Rotator Cuff Function

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Conditions studied: Shoulder Dislocation or Subluxation

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of a novel assessment and treatment strategy for young adults with severely disabling non-traumatic shoulder instability. The main question it aims to answer is if this treatment will substantially change the patients shoulder function to a more stable and controllable state and thereby give a higher quality of life. Participants failure in active shoulder muscle function will be assessed and exercises will be selected individually. Patients will be asked to perform the exercises twice per day. At clinical visits to a specialized physiotherapist the exercises will be upgraded to restore full dynamic stability throughout shoulder movement range. The active treatment period will be 4 months. Researchers will compare two groups. One group will start directly after a baseline assessment is fulfilled. The other group will receive the treatment with a delay of 4 months to evaluate if the selected exercises can substantially change the shoulder stability compared to no treatment, the natural course of the condition.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06261645
Run by: Sahlgrenska University Hospital
People needed: 100
Starts: 2023-05-01
Expected to finish: 2026-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2024-03-08

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

young adults, non traumatic as well as non-controllable, positional, functional shoulder instability according to Moroder et al. demonstrating a lack of ≥ 20%, active, dynamic control compared with the total passive range of motion in shoulder rotation with or without previous shoulder stabilizing surgery
Understanding the Swedish language well, in speaking, in reading and writing.

You may not qualify if…

Other significant shoulder pathologies, patients diagnosed with severe systemic connective tissue, congenital anatomic abnormalities, or psychiatric diagnoses according to previous medical records
<60% adherence to assigned exercises

Where it is running

Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, Physiotherapy Dpt — Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden (enrolling)

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