What Are the Determinants for RTW After SA

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

122 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-13

Study Completion Date

2025-03-27

Brief Summary

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Shoulder arthroplasty is becoming increasingly common, due to ageing of the population. Historically, surgeons have been reluctant to use a shoulder replacement in younger patients. During the last decades however, there was an improvement of surgical techniques and implants which resulted in the fact that these procedures are nowadays more frequently used in younger patients. Combined with the increasing life expectancy and the increased age of retirement, both elderly and younger patients hope to continue their jobs after prosthetic replacement.

Recent literature shows that the majority patients is able to resume their work following shoulder arthroplasty.

This study aims to analyze the RTW percentage in a Belgian cohort of patients with a shoulder replacement. This study hopes to identify factors that might influence the RTW.

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Detailed Description

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Shoulder arthroplasty is becoming increasingly common, due to ageing of the population. Historically, surgeons have been reluctant to use a shoulder replacement in younger patients, due to the high incidence of complications and the limited longevity of the implant. Therefore, this type of surgery remained reserved for the elderly patients. During the last decades however, improvement of surgical techniques and implants have made it possible to expand the indications for anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA), humeral head hemi-arthroplasty (HHA) and reversed total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA), resulting in significant improvements in range of motion, functional outcomes, quality of life and reported pain scores. As a result, these procedures are nowadays more frequently used in younger patients. Combined with the increasing life expectancy and the increased age of retirement, both elderly and younger patients hope to continue their jobs after prosthetic replacement.

Recent literature shows that the majority patients is able to resume their work following shoulder arthroplasty.

This study aims to analyze the RTW percentage in a Belgian cohort of patients with a shoulder replacement. This study hopes to identify factors that might influence the RTW. An enhanced understanding of this social, medical and economic issue will enable surgeons to give more tailored advice to their patients regarding RTW after shoulder replacement surgery and accordingly reduce the economic burden on Belgian society.

Conditions

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Shoulder Arthroplasty

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients with shoulder arthroplasty

Including all surgical interventions (anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, humeral head hemi arthroplasty or reversed shoulder arthroplasty) for patients with shoulder arthroplasty

Questionnaires

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

To assess the shoulder function, the following questionnaires will be used:

The validated Dutch translation of the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) The validated Dutch translation of the Simple Shoulder Test (SST) The Subjective Shoulder Value (SVV) To assess the work ability patients will use the validated Dutch work-related questionnaire for upper extremity disorders (WORQ-UP)

Interventions

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Questionnaires

To assess the shoulder function, the following questionnaires will be used:

The validated Dutch translation of the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) The validated Dutch translation of the Simple Shoulder Test (SST) The Subjective Shoulder Value (SVV) To assess the work ability patients will use the validated Dutch work-related questionnaire for upper extremity disorders (WORQ-UP)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Current evidence suggests that no significant changes in functionality can be expected 2 years after surgery. Therefore, we will include patients who were operated between January 2010 and January 2022 at the University Hospital Leuven
* Patients ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 63 years old at time of surgery
* Implantation of an anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, humeral head hemi arthroplasty or reversed shoulder arthroplasty