Which shoulder surgery method is most accurate?
NCT ID NCT07645508
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at three different ways to place the implant during reverse total shoulder replacement: conventional tools, custom-made guides, and augmented reality navigation. Researchers will check how accurate the implant position is using CT scans and measure how well the shoulder works two years after surgery. The goal is to see which method gives the best results for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help surgeons choose the best technique for more accurate implant placement in shoulder replacement.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 50 patients, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
Patients who underwent reverse total shoulder arthroplasty at a single tertiary orthopedic center (Ordensklinikum Linz - Barmherzige Schwestern, Austria) between 2021 and 2024. The study population includes individuals treated using conventional instrumentation, patient-specific instrumentation, or augmented reality navigation as part of routine clinical care. Only patients with available preoperative planning data and postoperative CT imaging, as well as those eligible for clinical follow-up, were included. All participants are invited for a standardized clinical and functional assessment at 2 years postoperatively.
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty performed between 2021 and 2024 * Available preoperative imaging and planning (X-ray and/or CT) * Available postoperative CT imaging * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Major perioperative complications not related to the shoulder procedure affecting outcomes * Incomplete imaging or clinical data
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ordensklinikum Linz - Barmherzige Schwestern
Linz, 4020, Austria
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