Surgical repair for shoulder tendon tears
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study is looking at surgery to repair torn rotator cuff tendons in the shoulder. It may help reduce pain and improve shoulder function for patients with certain types of tears.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older and speak English.
- You have a full tear in one or two of the main shoulder tendons (the supraspinatus and possibly the infraspinatus).
- The tear is between 1 and 5 centimeters wide (about the size of a grape to a small plum).
- The torn tendon has not pulled back too far from where it attaches to the bone.
- An MRI shows that the shoulder muscles have no more than mild fatty changes.
- You are also having a procedure called biceps tenodesis, which attaches the biceps tendon to the upper arm bone to relieve shoulder pain.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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