| Trial name or title |
Operative versus non‐operative management of subacromial impingement |
| Methods |
Randomised trial |
| Participants |
Inclusion criteria
Age > 35 years Duration of symptoms at ≥ 3 months despite non‐operative treatment Accepts both treatment options (operative and physical therapy) Must have pain in abduction of the shoulder Must have painful arc Must have pain in 2/3 isometric tests (0° and 30° of abduction, or external rotation) A positive result in the impingement test (a subacromial injection of lidocaine reduces pain)
Exclusion criteria
Previous shoulder operations Too high risk for operation Any disease or social problem reducing the ability to co‐operate Rheumatoid arthritis Severe arthrosis of the GHJ or AC joint A full‐thickness rotator cuff tear in MRI arthrography A progressive malign disease Adhesive capsulitis High‐energy trauma before symptoms Cervical syndrome Shoulder instability
Age minimum: 35 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: both |
| Interventions |
Acromioplasty
Physiotherapy |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcome
Secondary outcomes
Change in pain (VAS) at 3, 6, 12 months and 5 years Function (Constant score) at 3, 6, 12 months and 5 years
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| Starting date |
June 2008 |
| Contact information |
Ilkka Kiviranta, MD, PhD
Helsinki University |
| Notes |
Target sample size: 100
Status: active, not recruiting
Above information copied from ClinicalTrials.gov database 18 June 2018. Last refreshed 7 September 2018 |
