NCT07459777: PROMPTCohort

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

Not yet recruiting NA Last updated 11 March 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Arthroscopic stabilization in Shoulder Dislocation in 30 participants. Not yet recruiting.

Timeline

1 April 2026

Primary endpoint
1 April 2028

1 August 2028

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	McMaster University
Phase	NA
Status	Not yet recruiting
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	30
Start date	1 April 2026
Primary completion	1 April 2028
Estimated completion	1 August 2028
Sites	1 location across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

• Arthroscopic stabilization
• Rehabilitation including a period of immobilization followed by physical therapy

Conditions studied

• Shoulder Dislocation — all drugs for Shoulder Dislocation →

Sponsor

McMaster University

Who can join

Adults 12 to 18, any sex, with Shoulder Dislocation. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

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.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.