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Control for Cuff Tear Arthropathy

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Waitlist Available
Led By C. Benjamin Ma, MD
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up preop, 1 year post/op, 2 years post/op
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Study Summary

This trial will test if ibuprofen reduces post-operative pain and opiate use after shoulder surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cuff Tear Arthropathy
  • Rotator Cuff Tears

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~preop, 1 year post/op, 2 years post/op
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and preop, 1 year post/op, 2 years post/op for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Ibuprofen
Secondary outcome measures
Assessment of functional shoulder outcome score: ASES
Assessment of functional shoulder outcome score: DASH
Assessment of functional shoulder outcome score: SF-12
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Ibuprofen 400mg by mouth three times daily. Patients will also receive the standard opiate medication (hydrocodone/acetaminophen 10mg/325mg) for the UCSF orthopaedic clinic for postoperative pain control.
Group II: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Placebo tablet by mouth three times daily. Patients will also received the standard opiate medication (hydrocodone/acetaminophen 10mg/325mg) for the UCSF orthopaedic clinic for postoperative pain control.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoLead Sponsor
2,506 Previous Clinical Trials
15,238,455 Total Patients Enrolled
C. Benjamin Ma, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Francisco

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Recent research and studies
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryJournal
Minimal Clinically Important Differences (MCID) and Patient Acceptable Symptomatic State (PASS) for Visual Analog Scales (VAS) Measuring Pain in Patients Treated for Rotator Cuff Disease
Tashjian, Robert Z., Julia Deloach, Christina A. Porucznik, and Amy P. Powell. 2009. “Minimal Clinically Important Differences (MCID) and Patient Acceptable Symptomatic State (PASS) for Visual Analog Scales (VAS) Measuring Pain in Patients Treated for Rotator Cuff Disease”. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2009.03.021.
The American Journal of Sports MedicineJournal
Indomethacin and Celecoxib Impair Rotator Cuff Tendon-to-bone Healing
Cohen, David B., Sumito Kawamura, John R. Ehteshami, and Scott A. Rodeo. 2006. “Indomethacin and Celecoxib Impair Rotator Cuff Tendon-to-bone Healing”. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/0363546505280428.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American VolumeJournal
Effectiveness of Multimodal Pain Management After Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture
Kang, Hyun, Yong-Chan Ha, Jin-Yun Kim, Young-Cheol Woo, Jae-Sung Lee, and Eui-Chan Jang. 2013. “Effectiveness of Multimodal Pain Management After Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture”. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-american Volume. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.2106/jbjs.k.01708.
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related SurgeryJournal
Clinical Outcome in All-arthroscopic Versus Mini-open Rotator Cuff Repair in Small to Medium-sized Tears: A Randomized Controlled Trial in 100 Patients with 1-year Follow-up
van der Zwaal, Peer, Bregje J.W. Thomassen, Marc J. Nieuwenhuijse, Ruud Lindenburg, Jan-Willem A. Swen, and Ewoud R.A. van Arkel. 2013. “Clinical Outcome in All-arthroscopic Versus Mini-open Rotator Cuff Repair in Small to Medium-sized Tears: A Randomized Controlled Trial in 100 Patients with 1-year Follow-up”. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2012.08.022.
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