Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Rotator Cuff Failure With Continuity

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Conditions:

Rotator Cuff Tear

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

This proposal's objective is to challenge and expand the current definition of rotator cuff healing by investigating tendon retraction - broadly defined as medial translation of the repaired tendon aw...

Detailed Description

Currently, rotator cuff healing is defined as "intact", "attenuated", or "failed" based on the observation (or not) of a recurrent defect (i.e., a "gap") in the tendon using MRI or ultrasound imaging....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males or females, ages 18-75 having an acute or chronic 1-5 cm wide (A-P) full thickness tear of only the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus tendons; partial thickness tears of subscapularis or teres minor not requiring repair are allowed.
  • The tear must be fully reparable arthroscopically by a double row technique.
  • Final determination of eligibility will be made at surgery when above inclusion criteria are confirmed.

Exclusion

  • Prior shoulder surgery (including rotator cuff repair)
  • Symptomatic cervical spine disease
  • A frozen shoulder-- defined as a loss of passive range of motion (ROM) of more than 20° in any plane compared to the contralateral shoulder,
  • Glenohumeral arthritis grade 3 or 4-- defined as full thickness cartilage loss on MRI and confirmed at arthroscopy
  • Worker's compensation cases
  • Subscapularis tears of any size that require repair

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2016

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

125 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02716441

Start Date

September 1 2016

End Date

April 1 2026

Last Update

August 26 2025

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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195