Shoulder Proprioception Following Open and Arthroscopic Instability Repair

Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Clinical Trial

Official title:

Proprioception of the Glenohumeral Joint Following Open and Arthroscopic Repair for Anterior Shoulder Instability

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00889109
• Other study ID #: SHEBA-09-7068-AO-CTIL
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 26, 2009
• Last updated: April 27, 2009
• Start date: July 2009

Study information

• Verified date: April 2009
• Source: Sheba Medical Center
• Contact: Ofir Uri, M.D
• Phone: 972-52-4262285
• Email: ofiruri[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Shoulder dislocations are common and may result in functionally disabling instability. Disruption of the shoulder capsuloligamentous complex during shoulder dislocation is related to poor proprioceptive and stabilizing capabilities of the joint. It has been demonstrated that surgical restoration of the normal glenohumeral capsular tensioning improves the proprioceptive capability of the shoulder and plays an important roll in restoring shoulder stability.

Several studies compared the proprioceptive capabilities of the shoulder between different surgical procedures, however only few have used the "dynamic unrestricted 3-dimensional arm movement model" that has been shown to be more appropriate for assessment of glenohumeral proprioception. To our knowledge, no previous study has compared proprioception measures of the glenohumeral joint following arthroscopic versus open repair for anterior shoulder instability, using the 3-dimensional unrestricted arm movement model.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 45
• Est. primary completion date: December 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are at least one year after a single operation for anterior shoulder instability of their dominant arm

• control subjects will be healthy volunteers with no history of shoulder complaints selected to match the age and gender of subjects

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurological impairment involving the upper extremities

• Instability or recurrent dislocation of the operated shoulder

• Another surgery of the dominant extremity besides the single stabilization procedure

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
• Open Capsular Shift
• Shoulder Proprioception
• Unrestricted Arm Movement

Intervention

Other:
• Three dimensional unrestricted arm movements
The subjects will carry out three dimensional unrestricted arm movements. The subjects' movements will be recorded by optoelectronic infrared cameras and software. Assessment of smoothness parameters of subjects' movements will allow discriminating between subjects with intact or impaired proprioception.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel	Tel Aviv

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sheba Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Assessment of smoothness parameters of subjects' shoulder movements.		At least 1 year following surgical repair for anterior shoulder instability	No