ARTISAN - Trial Website
Key information
Title:
Acute Rehabilitation following Traumatic anterior shoulder dISlocAtioN (ARTISAN): A Multi Centre Randomised Controlled Trial
Chief Investigator: Dr Rebecca Kearney
Sponsor: University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
Funder: NIHR, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
Registration Number: ISRCTN63184243 (https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN63184243)
Summary:
The aim of ARTISAN is to establish if a single session of physiotherapy advice and a course of physiotherapy is better than advice only; following a first time traumatic shoulder dislocation. A flow chart to summerise the trial is available.
Sample size:
478 people will be randomly allocated (randomised) to receive a single session of advice or a course of physiotherapy.
Primary outcome:
The primary outcome will be the Oxford Shoulder Instability Score (OSIS) 6 months after randomisation. OSIS assesses outcomes of therapy (both surgical and non-surgical) by measuring activities of daily living and pain of patients with shoulder instability.
Complications resulting from treatment and implications on resources for patients and the NHS will also be studied up to 12 months after randomisation.
Duration:
3.5 years
Enquiries:
Mr Anish Patel (Clinical Trial Coordinator)
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 575 678
Miss Amy Smith (Clinical Trial Coordinator)
Email: ARTISAN@warwick.ac.uk