Shoulder patch for rotator cuff tears

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Massive rotator cuff tears; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN79844053
• Lead Sponsor: eeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32264949 (added 09/04/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-12-30
• Study Completion: 2017-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 27 April 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients who are considered for patch repair
2. Ultrasound or surgery confirming massive rotator full thickness tear
3. Unacceptable pain and disability following conservative treatment or previous surgery that has failed

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of infection
2. Neurological condition that affects the shoulder girdle
3. Presence of rotator cuff arthropathy
4. Subjects with inability to give informed consent
5. Pregnancy or lactation
6. Malignancy
7. Age less than 18 years
8. Subjects currently participating in other research studies
9. Subjects with the following contra-indications to MRI scanning will not have an MR scan but may be asked to have alternative imaging, for example ultrasound:
9.1. Pacemakers
9.2. Surgical clips within the head
9.3. Certain inner ear implants
9.4. Neuro-electrical stimulators
9.5. Metal fragments within the eye or head
9.6. Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified