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Conservative Versus Operative - First Time Shoulder Dislocations

NCT05532150 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-09-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is no consensus regarding whether rehabilitation or surgical stabilization leads to optimized outcomes for treatment of primary anterior shoulder dislocations. This prospective, randomized controlled trial therefore aims to compare arthroscopic Bankart repair versus physical therapy for the treatment of primary anterior shoulder dislocations.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Dislocation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Arthroscopic Bankart repair

Participants in this group will undergo minimally invasive surgery to repair their shoulder with a technique called a Bankart repair.

PROCEDURE

Physical therapy

Participants in this group will follow a specific physical therapy rehabilitation protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David P Trofa, MD · Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-30
Primary Completion
2032-09-30
Completion
2032-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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