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Immobilization in External Rotation of Acute Shoulder Dislocations

NCT00196560 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2015-11-30

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether immobilizing the affected shoulder of first time anterior shoulder dislocation patients in external rotation (vs immobilization in traditional internal rotation) reduces the rate of recurrent dislocations experienced in 24 months.

Conditions

  • Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

Interventions

DEVICE

Immobilization in External Rotation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert B Litchfield, MD, FRCS(C) · Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-06-30
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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