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| 2011/1931 | Other Identifier | Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics |
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Study population: Patients who have been treated with physiotherapy for a potentially repairable rotator cuff tear in the period from 2002 to 2005.
Study Method: At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 2005) all study patients were examined clinically, sonographically and by MRI. Some patients also completed a shoulder score. All study patients will now be reexamined, 8 to 10 years after they were diagnosed. Reexamination includes history taking, clinical examination, completion of three shoulder scores (two shoulder specific scores, one general health score), Sonography and MRI. Findings of interest are
Study purpose: We want to assess the anatomic and clinical long-term results of physiotherapy for potentially repairable rotator cuff tears. We want to find out if tear anatomy of unrepaired rotator cuff tears deteriorates over time and if such a deterioration is associated with a development of more serious degrees of symptoms.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Rotator cuff tears | Patients who were diagnosed with a symptomatic full-thickness tear of the rotator cuff. Tear examination by sonography and MRI showed a repairable tear. All patients were initially treated conservatively by physiotherapy. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Physiotherapy | Procedure | Shoulder physiotherapy with exercises |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Shoulder sonography | Sonographic shoulder examination was performed for all study patients before treatment was given. All patients will be reexamined by sonography after 8 to 10 years. The finding of interest is the change of tear size as determined by sonography | Baseline to 8-10 years follow-up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of relapses during follow-up | At follow-up patients have to report how many new periods with shoulder pain they have experienced since the time of diagnosis | 8 to 10 years |
| Number of patients who needed surgical treatment of their shoulder during follow-up |
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Inclusion Criteria:
At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 2005):
Exclusion Criteria:
At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 2005):
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Patients diagnosed with a symptomatic full-thickness rotator cuff tear in the period 2002 to 2005. All tears were deemed to be repairable at the time of the diagnosis
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stefan Moosmayer, MD, PhD | Vestre Viken Hospital Trust | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Martina Hansen's Hospital | Sandvika | 1306 | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 28089257 | Result | Moosmayer S, Gartner AV, Tariq R. The natural course of nonoperatively treated rotator cuff tears: an 8.8-year follow-up of tear anatomy and clinical outcome in 49 patients. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Apr;26(4):627-634. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2016.10.002. Epub 2017 Jan 12. |
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| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| ID | Term |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
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At follow-up, patients have to report the number of surgical interventions in their study shoulder since the time of diagnosis. |
| 8 to 10 years |
| MRI of the shoulder | At the time of diagnosis, no patient had serious muscle atrophy or fatty degeneration as determined by MRI. The finding of interest at 8 to 10 years follow-up is the number of patients who have progressed to serious muscle atrophy or fatty degeneration during follow-up. | MRI will be performed at 8 to 10 years follow-up |