Suprascapular neuropathy in the setting of rotator cuff tears: study protocol for a double-blinded randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) diagram

	Study period
	Enrollment	Allocation	Post allocation
Time point	Preintervention	Time 0	Baseline (Intervention)	Post intervention	6-month follow-up	12-month follow-up
Enrollment:
Eligibility screen	X
Informed consent	X
Allocation		X
Interventions:
Control group: repair of rotator cuff only			X
Second group: repair of rotator cuff and SSN release			X
Assessments:
NC/EMG studies	X				X	X
Clinical shoulder assessment/signs	X			X	X	X
Constant-Murley score	X				X	X
DASH score	X				X	X
ASES score	X				X	X
MRI scan	X					X

ASES American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, DASH Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand, EMG electromyography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NC nerve conduction, SSN suprascapular nerve

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