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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons |
Information provided by: | Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00196560 |
The purpose of this study is to determine whether immobilizing the affected shoulder of first time anterior shoulder dislocation patients in external rotation (vs immobilization in traditional internal rotation) reduces the rate of recurrent dislocations experienced in 24 months.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation |
Device: Immobilization in External Rotation |
Phase III |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Dislocations Shoulder Injuries and Disorders |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | A Randomized Evaluation of Immobilization in External Rotation in the Management of Acute Anterior Dislocations of the Shoulder |
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | September 2003 |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years to 30 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Canada, Ontario | |||||
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic | |||||
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7 |
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic |
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation |
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons |
Principal Investigator: | Robert B Litchfield, MD, FRCS(C) | Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic |
Study ID Numbers: | FKSMC PSI ERAADS |
First Received: | September 12, 2005 |
Last Updated: | September 18, 2006 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00196560 |
Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
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