Muscle quality in atraumatic rotator cuff tears.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Rotator cuff tear; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000877684
• Lead Sponsor: Professor James (Jim) Elliott, The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 107

Inclusion Criteria

(1) between 50 and 80 years of age;
(2) have current complaints of pain limited to the shoulder;
(3) symptoms for at least the past three months without acute trauma;
(4) rotator cuff tear on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); (5) no other internal joint disorders (arthritis, capsulitis);
(6) eligible and able to consent to rotator cuff tear treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) history of trauma related to shoulder symptoms;
(2) presence of rheumatological disease;
(3) presence of neurological injury;
(4) contraindications to MRI;
(5) previous history of shoulder surgery; (6) current shoulder fracture, tumour, or infection

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle fat infiltration (%) of rotator cuff muscles as measured by T1 VIBE Dixon MR images and segmented by a multi-muscle deep learning model[ Preoperative, 6-month postoperative];Rotator cuff (re-)tear incidence as confirmed by a radiologist report of the six-month follow-up MRI of the shoulder[ 6-month postoperative]