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Can an extra ligament repair make shoulder stabilization surgery more effective?
NCT ID NCT07756827
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial is testing two surgical approaches for people with recurrent anterior shoulder instability (repeat dislocations). Both use the Latarjet procedure, where a piece of bone is moved to stabilize the joint. One group also gets an extra capsular repair using a nearby ligament, while the other does not. The study aims to see if adding this repair improves outcomes like stability, range of motion, and complications, and to gather preliminary data for a larger future trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Surgical procedure: open Latarjet with or without anterior capsuloplasty using the coracoacromial ligament
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help determine whether adding capsular repair to the Latarjet procedure improves shoulder stability and function, potentially guiding future surgical practice.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not be definitive. Surgery carries risks like infection, nerve damage, or recurrence of instability, and the added capsuloplasty may not provide significant benefit.
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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 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2031
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 years and older
- 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: * Recurrent anterior shoulder instability with critical glenoid bone loss and a potential concomitant Hill-Sachs lesion requiring surgical management. * Patients must be able to provide written informed consent and be willing to adhere to the postoperative rehabilitation protocol and the scheduled follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * History of bone stabilization procedures on the affected shoulder * Multidirectional shoulder instability * Full-thickness rotator cuff tear * Neuromuscular disorder affecting shoulder function and range of motion * Active infection, inflammatory arthritis, or tumor affecting the shoulder region * Patients unable or unwilling to participate in the study or to undergo follow-up assessments * Individuals deprived of liberty, in pre-trial detention, or under guardianship, curatorship, or judicial protection * Individuals undergoing psychiatric care * Individuals not affiliated with a social security scheme
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Générale d'Annecy
RECRUITINGAnnecy, 74000, France
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