Sling vs No Sling After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Description

This study involves patients who will be undergoing a reverse total shoulder replacement at Duke University. 100 eligible will be randomly assigned into one of two groups, a sling or no sling group. Patients in the sling group will wear a sling for three weeks after their surgery while the no sling group will only wear a sling three days after their surgery. Patients will follow their doctors normal follow up visit schedule after surgery, with visits at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years.

Conditions

Shoulder Disease, Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy, Shoulder Osteoarthritis

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Study overview

This study involves patients who will be undergoing a reverse total shoulder replacement at Duke University. 100 eligible will be randomly assigned into one of two groups, a sling or no sling group. Patients in the sling group will wear a sling for three weeks after their surgery while the no sling group will only wear a sling three days after their surgery. Patients will follow their doctors normal follow up visit schedule after surgery, with visits at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years.

Sling vs No Sling After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Sling vs No Sling After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Condition
Shoulder Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27708

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patient is scheduled to undergo a primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty procedure
  • * Patient voluntarily consents to participate in the study and has the mental and physical ability to participate in the study, fill out subjective questionnaires, return for follow-up visits, and comply with prescribed post-operative physical therapy
  • * Patient meets indications for primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the following diagnosis
  • * Rotator cuff arthropathy
  • * Glenohumeral arthritis
  • * Patient is between 18-100 years old
  • * Patient is English speaking
  • * A history of ipsilateral shoulder arthroplasty
  • * A history of shoulder septic arthritis
  • * A history of a proximal humeral fracture
  • * Chronic locked dislocation
  • * Rheumatoid arthritis
  • * Tumors
  • * Axillary nerve damage
  • * Non-functioning deltoid muscle
  • * Glenoid vault deficiency precluding baseplate fixation
  • * Infection and neuropathic joints
  • * Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
  • * Patients incapable of judgement or under tutelage
  • * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, contraindication for imaging etc.
  • * The subject is related to investigator as family members, employees, or other dependent persons

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Duke University,

Oke A Anakwenze, MD, MBA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke University

Christopher Klifto, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke University

Study Record Dates

2028-12