Custom 3D-Printed guides could make shoulder replacements more accurate
NCT ID NCT03839758
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a personalized 3D-printed guide during shoulder replacement surgery leads to more accurate placement of the artificial joint. Researchers will compare the precision, bone loss, and surgery time between patients who get the custom guide and those who have standard surgery. The trial involves 112 adults with shoulder arthritis who are getting a total or reverse shoulder replacement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized 3D-printed surgical guide
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make shoulder replacement surgery more precise, reducing complications and improving long-term outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study focused on surgical technique, not a new drug or cure. The personalized guide may not significantly improve results over standard methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 112 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with shoulder osteaoarthritis and AVN Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with previous shoulder arthroplasty * Patients with inflammatory arthritis and tumor * Patients with previous shoulder surgery with metal implant * Patients refusing 2-year follow-up * Patients that does not speak English or French * Patients with current or previous shoulder infection * Patients with graft during surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada
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