Status:

COMPLETED

Long Term Prognosis of MRI Diagnosed Partial Thickness Tears of the Rotator Cuff

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Conditions:

Rotator Cuff Tear

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Patients diagnosed with partial thickness tears of the rotator cuff are sometimes surgically repaired, while other cases are not. It is unknown how patients fare over time without electing surgical re...

Detailed Description

We plan to conduct a retrospective cohort study to assemble a research database of all patients with shoulder pain from 1/1/02-12/31/06 presenting at the Hershey Medical Center. Participants will be i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients examined at the Hershey Medical Center from 1/1/02-12/31/06 with a documented MRI report of a partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff that was treated non-operatively.

Exclusion

  • Full thickness tear of the rotator cuff, surgically repaired rotator cuff, and patients who do not fit criteria listed in inclusion criteria.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00779415

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

April 1 2012

Last Update

February 27 2015

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Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033