Early arthroscoPic Stabilization veRsus rehabilitatiOn of the Shoulder in Adolescents With a trauMatic First-time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ePisode.

NOT YET RECRUITING

NCT07459777

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Sponsor: McMaster University

Summary

Each year within Canada and the US, more than 30,000 children and adolescents will have an injury to their shoulder resulting in a shoulder dislocation. Although the current practice is to manage this initial dislocation without surgery, the vast majority of these children and adolescents will, unfortunately continue to have instability episodes of their shoulder. Recurrent instability can cause damage to the bones and cartilage that form the shoulder resulting in potentially more difficult surgical stabilization, and possibly long-term sequela. To that effect, there is increasing interest to consider early surgical stabilization in this population. This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate the feasibility of conducting a larger RCT assessing the effect of early arthroscopic stabilization compared to rehabilitation on the rate of repeat shoulder dislocations (recurrent instability), pain, and shoulder function among adolescents (aged 12-18 years) with first-time shoulder dislocations. These patients will be followed for one year.

Official title: Early arthroscoPic Stabilization veRsus rehabilitatiOn of the Shoulder in Adolescents With a trauMatic First-time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ePisode: A Pilot Prospective CohorT Study (PROMPT-Cohort)

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

12 Years - 18 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

30

Start Date

2026-04-01

Completion Date

2028-08-01

Last Updated

2026-03-11

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Shoulder Dislocation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Arthroscopic stabilization

Early arthroscopic stabilization with Bankart repair

OTHER

Rehabilitation including a period of immobilization followed by physical therapy

Locations (1)

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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