Status:

RECRUITING

Embolization Treatment of Chronic Refractory Shoulder Tendinopathy

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Shoulder Pain

Tendinopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial in which patients with moderate to severe shoulder pain (Visual Analog Scale (VAS) \> 40), in the setting of rotator cuff tendinopathy refractory to conservative ...

Detailed Description

This is a single center prospective randomized controlled study at Brigham \& Women's Hospital (BWH), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Patients with clinical and MRI findings of shoulder...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male, female, transgender female, transgender male, non-binary
  • Moderate to severe shoulder pain (VAS \> 40)
  • Pain refractory to at least 6 months of physician-directed conservative therapy (analgesics or injections or PT), including a minimum of 6 weeks of PT
  • Willing, able, and mentally competent to provide informed consent and to tolerate angiography and physical therapy

Exclusion

  • History of peripheral arterial disease or peripheral artery disease symptoms including claudication, diminished or absent upper/lower extremity pulses, or known upper extremity arterial atherosclerosis or occlusion that would limit selective angiography
  • Known history of anaphylaxis to iodinated contrast agents or gadolinium based contrast
  • Acute kidney injury
  • Allergy to poppy seeds or lipiodol
  • Renal dysfunction as defined by serum creatinine \>1.6 dl/mg or eGFR \<60 obtained within 30 days of procedure.
  • Uncorrectable coagulopathy (platelet count \< 50,000, international normalized ratio \>1.8 within 30 days of procedure
  • Active systemic or local upper extremity infection
  • Patient pregnant, intending to become pregnant during the study.
  • Prior shoulder replacement surgery
  • Prior rotator cuff repair surgery
  • Previous history of complete full-thickness tear of the rotator cuff
  • Presence of non-MRI compatible devices (e.g., non-compatible cardiac pacemaker).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 16 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 21 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

41 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06095050

Start Date

January 16 2025

End Date

April 21 2027

Last Update

January 24 2025

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115