Enhanced Function and Quality of Life Following 5 Months of Exercise Therapy for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark30 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to evaluate the effect of 5 months of exercise therapy for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears.

All included patients will receive exercise therapy consisting of two exercises focusing on strengthening m. deltoideus anterior and m. teres minor.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear

Interventions

Exercise therapyOTHER

5 months of exercise therapy with two strengthening exercises focusing on m. deltoideus anterior and m. teres minor. Furthermore, a warm up exercise was applied.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * symptoms of rotator cuff rupture for at least three months with rupture of minimum musculus supraspinatus and musculus infraspinatus visualized by ultrasonography or arthroscopy * no neurological conditions which could affect muscle strength or activity * able to read and understand Danish * both patients with and without a history of shoulder trauma were included Exclusion Criteria: * former rotator cuff surgery * history of shoulder fracture or inflammatory conditions in the shoulder * significant osteoarthritic changes on antero-posterior and/or lateral (outlet view) radiographs

Locations (1)

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, North Denmark, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Oxford Shoulder Score

Change is measured from baseline to 3 and 5 months

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months and 5 months

Secondary Outcomes

EuroQuol 5 Dimensions 5 Level EQ-5D-5L

Change is measured from baseline to 5 months

Time frame: baseline and 5 months

Range of motion

Range of motion measured in flexion, abduction and external rotation using a goniometer. Change is measured from baseline to 5 months