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The patient undergoes arthroscopic surgery to treat rotator cuff injury. At the end of the surgery, the patient will be randomized into group A (brace) or group B (normal sling). Both groups will be also treated according to standard of care with physiotherapy and progressive introduction of movements.


Clinical Trial Description

The patient undergoes arthroscopic surgery to treat rotator cuff injury. At the end of the surgery, the patient will be randomized into group A (brace) or group B (normal sling). Both groups will then perform only passive movements according to pain for the first 6 weeks supported by the physiotherapy, according to standard therapy. The following six weeks passive movements will be associated with active movements . No brace nor normal sling will be used anymore. Patients are in study for 6 months. During this period quality of life and pain questionnaires are submitted to the patients and a MRI will be done at the end of the study. ;


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NCT number NCT03445494
Study type Interventional
Source Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date January 10, 2018
Completion date July 11, 2023