Status:
UNKNOWN
Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer or Partial Arthroscopic Repair of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
Lead Sponsor:
Unity Health Toronto
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Health Network, Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Conditions:
Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A massive tear of the rotator cuff is a debilitating condition that causes pain, significant impairments in strength, and resultant loss of activity of the affected arm. To our knowledge, there is no ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men or women aged 40 to 65 years of age
- Massive rotator cuff tear, identified by MRI as being greater than 4cm in greatest diameter.
- Provision of informed consent
Exclusion
- Absence of functioning latissimus dorsi muscle (assessed by "cough test"
- Absence of subscapularis muscle insertion (assessed by MRI)
- Glenohumeral arthritis of Grade 2 or higher, including evidence of acromio-humeral arthritis
- Acute tears (identifiable injury which precluded symptoms in past 6 months)
- Neurologic injury causing paralysis of affected shoulder girdle/arm
- Limited life expectancy due to significant medical co-morbidity or medical contraindication to surgery (ASA Grade IV or higher)
- Anticipated problems, in the judgement of the investigators, with maintaining follow-up (i.e. patients with no fixed address, patients not mentally competent to give consent, etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01481480
Start Date
August 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2021
Last Update
October 20 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Toronto Western Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Holland Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada