About this trial
This study is a prospective cohort study and is a single-center clinical trial. Sample: This study will enroll about 22 patients from the Department of Sports Medicine and rehabilitation outpatient department of Beijing Third Hospital who are diagnosed with rotator cuff tear and choose conservative treatment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Identify patients with rotator cuff tears and choose conservative treatment
Able to complete cardiopulmonary exercise tests
Able to cooperate with rehabilitation training and complete questionnaire survey
Disqualifiers
Previous shoulder surgery history
Irreparable rotator cuff damage
Retear after ARCR
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Shock wave therapy
Procedure/SurgeryReceived shock wave therapy 7 times a week and functional exercise therapy intervention
Conventional conservative treatment
Procedure/SurgeryConventional conservative treatment and functional exercise were given
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
pain VAS score
pain levels in patients, ranging from 0 to 10, with a higher score indicating more intense pain.
ASES score
The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score is the most commonly used score to describe the function of patients' shoulder joints, ranging from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the better the function of patients' shoulder joints.
MRI evaluation
Through MRI qualitative and quantitative analysis, evaluate the tendon healing status after rotator cuff repair surgery.
UCLA score
The UCLA Shoulder Score combines input from both the physician and the patient and totals range from 0 to 35, 0s indicating worse shoulder function and 35s indicating better shoulder function outcomes.
Secondary outcomes
Active shoulder ranges of motion
internal rotation at the side, and external and internal rotation at 90° of abduction
Sponsors and contacts
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