Rotator Cuff Surgical Outcomes in Women

University of Calgary192 enrolled

Overview

The overall purpose of this work is to use a prospective cohort study to examine patient-specific but shoulder-extrinsic factors and how they influence the results of rotator cuff surgery. There are undoubtedly many factors that play a role in patient outcome, however, this project will focus on three: the effect of gender on outcome, the effect of mood disorders and coping style on outcome, and the effect of patient height and reach on outcome after rotator cuff surgery. It is hypothesized that these factors will have a significant influence over outcomes.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

192

Conditions

Injury of Shoulder Region Rotator Cuff Syndrome

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 35 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Referred for surgical treatment of predominantly unilateral rotator cuff syndrome Exclusion Criteria: * unable to speak or read English * unable to complete 12 month follow-up * significant cervicogenic arm and shoulder pain in the affected arm * significant chronic pain diagnoses felt at least as likely to be the cause of the symptoms as the rotator cuff condition as evaluated by the surgeon

Locations (1)

South Health Campus

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Western Ontario Rotator Cuff score (WORC)

WORC scores will be compared at 12 months between the groups (males versus females)

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Overall change in WORC (male versus female)

Evaluation of the overall change in WORC score by gender

Time frame: 1 year

Rate of change in WORC (male versus female)

Evaluation of the rate of change in WORC score over 1 year between male and female

Time frame: 1 year

Rate of change in visual analogue scale (VAS) (male versus female)

Evaluation of the rate of change in VAS score over 1 year between male and female

Time frame: 1 year

Rate of change in SF-36 (short-form 36) response scores (male versus female)

Evaluation of the rate of change in SF-36 scores over 1 year between male and female

Time frame: 1 year

Rate of change of satisfaction with surgical outcome (male versus female)

Evaluation of the rate of change in satisfaction with surgical outcome between male and female over 1 year

Time frame: 1 year

Prevalence of anxiety and depression at baseline

Evaluation of the HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) at baseline to determine the prevalence of mood disorder

Time frame: Baseline data

Prevalence of catastrophizing at baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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