Novel Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears
ConditionSupraspinatus Tear
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-75
SponsorMayo Clinic
About this trial
The focus of this study is to examine changes in pain scores, strength, and range of motion over time following an ultrasonic tenotomy on a partial tear (\<50%) of the supraspinatus tendon of the rotator cuff.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
A tear of the supraspinatus tendon greater > 50% and any areas of full thickness tearing, concomitant tears > 25% of other rotator cuff tendons (infraspinatus, teres minor or subscapularis), or acute tear of the glenoid labrum.
Evidence of systemic illness/infection requiring oral or IV antibiotics during the recruitment period.
Evidence of overlying skin infection or lesion at the proposed device insertion point on the shoulder.
Previous corticosteroid injection within three months.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Ultrasonic tenotomy
Treatment groups
15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov