Shoulder surgery showdown: which fix keeps your joint in place?
NCT ID NCT05705479
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two common surgeries for people who have repeated shoulder dislocations. One surgery repairs the torn ligament and may add a tendon fill (Bankart + Remplissage), while the other moves a piece of bone to block dislocation (Latarjet). The goal is to see which approach leads to better shoulder function and fewer repeat dislocations over two years. The trial involves 114 adults aged 18 to 50 with a history of at least two dislocations and some bone loss.
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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 114 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: 1. Adults ages 18-50 years; 2. Diagnosis of post-traumatic recurrent anterior dislocation. This will require a minimum of 2 episodes of documented dislocations either by radiographic evidence or documented reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation as well as physical examination eliciting unwanted glenohumeral translation with reproduction of symptoms; 3. Subcritical glenoid bone loss as defined on CT by standardized and reproducible best-fit circle technique (\>10% but \<20%); 4. Provision of informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with concomitant injuries of the index shoulder (cuff tear, greater tuberosity fracture); 2. Previous shoulder surgery; 3. Patients that will likely have problems, in the judgment of the investigators, with maintaining follow-up; 4. Epilepsy/seizure disorder; 5. Patients who are currently incarcerated; 6. Diagnosis of multidirectional instability; 7. Cases involving litigation or workplace insurance claims (e.g. WSIB); 8. Confirmed connective tissue disorder (Ehlers-Danlos, Marfans) or Beighton hypermobility score \> 6. 9. Pregnancy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
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