The Role of Subscapularis Repair in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

NCT03727490 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2025-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall goal of the study is to determine if repairing the subscapularis tendon during primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty effects short-term patient outcomes. The study is a patient blinded randomized controlled trial that is currently enrolling.

Conditions

  • Arthropathy Shoulder

Interventions

OTHER

Repair

The subscapularis will be repaired.

OTHER

Standard Treatment

No repair will be performed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexander W Aleem, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-01
Primary Completion
2025-01-01
Completion
2025-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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