Physical Therapy After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
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Official title
Physical Therapy After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Brief summary
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A common operation for various shoulder conditions is a total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). In cases with severe rotator cuff tears or other conditions, a variant of the procedure called a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty may be performed. It is unclear whether or not patients require formal physical therapy (as opposed to no physical therapy with recommended avoided movements) after reverse TSA. Orthopaedic surgeons have varying opinions on the postoperative rehabilitation protocol for reverse TSA, with some surgeons not prescribing any physical therapy. The purpose of this study is to randomize patients into two groups: one that sees a physical therapist after their reverse TSA, and one that is provided with actions not to perform and are allowed to self-rehabilitate.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03547726
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 26, 2019
- Primary completion
- Jan 17, 2022
- Completion
- Jan 18, 2022
- Last update posted
- Jan 31, 2022
2019 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Hospital Highlands | Birmingham | Alabama | 35205 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 31, 2022 · Synced Sep 13, 2026
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