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Sling vs No Sling After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

NCT06092996 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-01-08

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Summary

This study involves patients who will be undergoing a reverse total shoulder replacement at Duke University. 100 eligible will be randomly assigned into one of two groups, a sling or no sling group. Patients in the sling group will wear a sling for three weeks after their surgery while the no sling group will only wear a sling three days after their surgery. Patients will follow their doctors normal follow up visit schedule after surgery, with visits at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Disease
  • Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy
  • Shoulder Osteoarthritis

Interventions

OTHER

Time of Sling Use

Standard sling worn for only three days post operatively

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Oke A Anakwenze, MD, MBA · Duke University

  • Christopher Klifto, MD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-07
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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