SupraScapular Cuff Study: Assessing the Effects of Size and Type of Rotator Cuff Tear on Suprascapular Nerve Function

NCT06002009 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 3103
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to determine in adult patients with a rotator cuff tear, what size and pattern of rotator cuff tear would result in damage to the suprascapular nerve. The secondary objectives are

1. 1.To determine if an injured suprascapular nerve can recover if the rotator cuff tear is surgically repaired.
2. 2.To determine if there is a limit of retraction before the suprascapular nerve is irreversibly damaged.
3. 3.To determine factors that are protective against SSN injury.
4. 4.Can the patient data gathered be used to optimise operative procedures.

Conditions

Orthopedic Disorder

Keywords

Rotator cuff tear; Suprascapular nerve function

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assess suprascapular nerve funaction

  MRI scan to quantify size of rotator cuff tear, compared with Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) to assess suprascapular nerve function.

  36 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Shoulder scores

  36 months

• Nerve recovery

  24 months

• Machine learning

  24 months

• Nerve conduction studies

  12 months

Interventions

MRI RADIATION

MRI of shoulder

Nerve conduction study OTHER

Nerve conduction study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants will be recruited from the University Hospitals of North Midlands outpatient clinic

You may qualify if:

• All patients age ≥18 years presenting to a UHNM shoulder clinic with a confirmed diagnosis of a rotator cuff tear (affecting one or both shoulders).

You may not qualify if:

• Bony pathology (such as significant shoulder arthritis that would exclude isolated rotator cuff repair)
• Grossly abnormal shoulder anatomy
• Motor Neurone Disease
• Cervical cord disease affecting the SSN nerve roots
• Patients unable to undergo MRI scan
• Previous surgery at the affected glenohumeral joint
• Patients unable to tolerate NCS
• Acute fracture affecting the glenohumeral joint
• Recent glenohumeral joint dislocation (past 12 months)
• Patients unable or unwilling to give full informed consent
• Patients unable or unwilling to comply with the study procedures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rotator Cuff Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rupture; Wounds and Injuries; Shoulder Injuries; Tendon Injuries

Study Officials

• Damian McClelland

  University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Megan Young

CONTACT

01782 675384; megan.young@uhnm.nhs.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 8, 2023
• First Posted: August 21, 2023
• Study Start: June 23, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2029
• Last Updated: September 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)