Muscle Fiber Fragments for Improved Function of Rotator Cuff Musculature Following Rotator Cuff Repair

ConditionRotator Cuff
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-80
SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences

About this trial

In this study, a chest muscle sample (biopsy) will be taken and the muscle fibers will be removed from the sample and made into smaller strands or fragments. During this same procedure, those muscle fiber fragments (MFFs) will then be injected directly into the supraspinatus muscle. Once injected, the MFFs will remain in the supraspinatus where Investigators believe the MFF will become part of the participants' existing muscle and provide increased muscle size and strength, improving function (rotator cuff strength and stability).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Males and females, ages 40 to 80 years

Unilateral Disease

< 1.5cm tear

Disqualifiers

Diabetes

Peripheral Neuropathy

Previous Shoulder Surgery

Pain Syndrome; cuff arthroplasty

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Muscle Fiber Fragments (MFFs)

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group