CompletedNot Applicable

The Hug-up Test: A New, Sensitive Diagnostic Test for Supraspinatus Tears

China200 participantsStarted 2012-12-01

Plain-language summary

We developed a new test, the "hug-up test," wherein elevation is resisted as the palm is held on the opposite shoulder with the elbow held in maximal anterior translation. The purpose of this study was to describe the hug-up test and compare it with other conventional tests used for diagnosing supraspinatus tears.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients scheduled to undergo an arthroscopic procedure for a diagnosis related to shoulder pain and/or weakness or dislocation by one of the senior authors from November 2012 to January 2014 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of shoulder surgery, upper extremity fractures, and bilateral shoulder diseases.

What they're measuring

patients' self-reported pain

Timeframe: immediately after the test

diagnostic arthroscopy

Timeframe: during the arthrosocpic procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04954508

SponsorPeking University Third Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2014-01-31

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