A Pilot Cohort Study of Surgical and Non-surgical Management of Rotator Cuff Tears
1 other identifier
observational
222
0 countries
N/A
Brief Summary
This project will involve planning and implementing a two-arm prospective pragmatic cohort clinical trial in patients with known rotator cuff tears.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Feb 2012
Longer than P75 for all trials
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 12, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 16, 2017
CompletedSeptember 18, 2017
September 1, 2017
4.8 years
January 12, 2017
September 15, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (7)
Veterans Rand VR-12 Quality of Life Score
baseline
Veterans Rand VR-12 Quality of Life Score
4 weeks
Veterans Rand VR-12 Quality of Life Score
8 weeks
Veterans Rand VR-12 Quality of Life Score
16 weeks
Veterans Rand VR-12 Quality of Life Score
32 weeks
Veterans Rand VR-12 Quality of Life Score
48 weeks
Veterans Rand VR-12 Quality of Life Score
64 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Non-operative
Patients whom elected non-operative treatment
Operative
Patients whom elected operative treatment
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
Patients presenting to an orthopaedic clinic with full-thickness rotator cuff tears as determined by surgeon opinion and imaging
You may qualify if:
- Patients over 18 years of age with full-thickness rotator cuff tears eligible for operative repair
You may not qualify if:
- less than 18 years old,
- non-operative rotator cuff tears,
- calcific tendonitis, fracture, adhesive capsulitis,
- severe osteoarthritis of the shoulder,
- no prior shoulder surgery
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 12, 2017
First Posted
January 16, 2017
Study Start
February 1, 2012
Primary Completion
November 1, 2016
Study Completion
November 1, 2016
Last Updated
September 18, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
No individual patient data will be shared