Tenotomy of Biceps' Long Head by Mini-optics in Consultation (Hyperambulatory): What Advantage Compared to the Operating Room?

NCT ID: NCT05370183

Last Updated: 2025-12-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 14 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-11-29
• Study Completion Date: 2026-05-05

Brief Summary

Mini-optics has been used in orthopedics for a short time. The Nanoscope used in this study is marketed by Arthrex. Its main indications concern knee, elbow, wrist, carp and small joints of long fingers for diagnostic and sometimes therapeutic purposes. Some teams use it to replace expensive radiological examinations and/or difficult to access, in consultation, for diagnostic in the knee, but also for therapeutic for partial meniscectomy with several related publications. The investigators recently published a feasibility study of isolated tenotomy of the biceps with this minimally invasive device in consultation (first indexed article describing this technique).

This project is part of the broader context of "In Office" surgery, for which there are many applications. Through the miniaturisation of optics and access to "portable" technologies, surgical procedures can now be performed in consultation ("In Office"). For example: release of the carpal tunnel or ulnar canal to the elbow under ultrasound, partial meniscectomy, removal of foreign body from the elbow in consultation.

Indeed, in addition to the technical interest of this innovation for a simple and frequent surgical procedure, it should make it possible to transpose anxiety management for the patient, time-consuming and costly for the institution into a heavy technical platform (operating room) towards a simplified, fast and streamlined approach in consultation. In the scientific literature, other equivalent surgical procedures have already been identified and performed in consultation with various tools (carpal tunnel, ulnar nerve in the elbow, meniscectomy in the knee but also in other surgical specialties such as cataract in ophthalmology) with better patient satisfaction, improved patient journey, reduced costs, an increase in the number of patients treated.

The investigators wish to demonstrate the non-inferiority of intraarticular tenotomy of the biceps long head performed in consultation with mini-optics and local anaesthesia compared to the operating room in order to modify practices and optimize the management of patients within the institution while improving their satisfaction.

Conditions

Shoulder Pain; Biceps Tendon Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Hyperambulatory tenotomy

regarding randomization result, patient wil have a tenotomy of biceps' long head by mini-optics in consultation

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Hyperambulatory tenotomy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Using mini-optics a minimally invasive device, hypermabulatory tenotomy is performed in consultation, with a local anethesia

Operating room tenotomy

regarding randomization result, patient wil have a tenotomy of biceps' long head upon arthroscopy under normal operating condition

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Operating room tenotomy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Operating room tenotomy is performed according standard practice, with general anesthesia.

Interventions

Hyperambulatory tenotomy

Using mini-optics a minimally invasive device, hypermabulatory tenotomy is performed in consultation, with a local anethesia

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Operating room tenotomy

Operating room tenotomy is performed according standard practice, with general anesthesia.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• patient over 18 years-old,
• With shoulder pain associated to massive irreparable rotator cuff and a biceps still presents (premature Hamada's stages, 1 to 3); Or with an isolated pathology of biceps with intact rotator cuff (in particular bicipital instability, subluxation, tenosynovitis, pre-rupture)
• Indication for tenotomy according orthopedic surgeon
• having given written consent after written and oral information,
• member of the social security system.

Exclusion Criteria

• patient protected by law or under guardianship r curatorship, or not able to participae in a clinical trial under L.1121-16 article of French Public Health Regulations
• pregnant or nursing patient,
• Allergies to local anesthetics
• Athletes
• Capsulitis in progress
• history of shoulder surgery
• Medical history of infection
• fracture of proximal end of the humerus
• Patient refusal to take part

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

CHU de Nice

Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France

Countries

France

Other Identifiers

21-AOI-13

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id