Clinical trials: Rotator Cuff
Opioid Use, Shoulder Osteoarthritis
Opioid-Free Shoulder Arthroplasty
Purpose of Study: To identify and provide a safe, opioid-free treatment pathway for shoulder arthroplasty with a focus on perioperative pain control and postoperative symptoms from treatment
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Shoulder Osteoarthritis, Avascular Necrosis, Rotator Cuff Tear
- Trial name
- NCT03540030
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Celecoxib, toradol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.
Rotator Cuff Tear
A Comparison of Two Adjunctive Treatments in Arthroscopic Cuff Repair
This Clinical Trial is being conducted to study two adjunctive treatments for rotator cuff repair; soft tissue and bone trephination.
- Trial name
- NCT01706978
- Testing
- Bone Trephination, Soft Tissue Trephination
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Bankart Lesion, Acetabular Labrum Tear
S&P of Q-Fix™ All-Suture Anchor System
Post-market clinical follow-up needed to address existing clinical data and gaps on the existing Q-Fix™ device and meet existing MDD/MEDDEV requirements
- Conditions
- Bankart Lesion, Acetabular Labrum Tear, SLAP Lesion, Acromioclavicular Sprain
- Trial name
- NCT03594071
- Testing
- The Q-Fix™ All-Suture Anchor
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Physical Therapy Versus Steroid Injection for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the short and long-term effectiveness of two common interventions, manual physical therapy versus corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01190891
- Testing
- Manual Physical Therapy, Corticosteroid Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Madigan Army Medical Center
Rotator Cuff Tear
Liposomal Bupivacaine After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Liposomal bupivacaine, a long-acting form of bupivacaine, has been found to be effective for postoperative pain control after total knee, total hip and total shoulder arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT03149887
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Steven Orebaugh
Rotator Cuff Injury
Efficacy of Balance Training in Patients With Rotator Cuff Disease
The purpose of the study is to determine whether balance training is effective in patients with rotator cuff disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03054129
- Testing
- Rehabilitation and balance training, Rehabilitation program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Rotator Cuff Tears
Punch vs. Drill Tunnel Use for Anchor Tunnel Creation and Correlation With Post-operative Pain
To determine if different techniques used in the creation of suture anchor socket creation can influence post-op pain following rotator cuff repair.
- Trial name
- Punch/Drill (NCT04288570)
- Testing
- suture anchor socket creation with punch, suture anchor socket creation with drill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Matt Smith
Acute Pain, Surgery
Auriculotherapy for Surgical Pain
The current opioid epidemic has led to a renewed interest in exploring non-pharmacological techniques to treat post-operative pain.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Surgery, Shoulder Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03860259
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device without nitrogen gas, Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device with nitrogen gas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Rotator Cuff Tendinosis
High Energy Density Pulse Electromagnetic Field for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
The aim of our study is to investigate the efficacy of high energy density pulse electromagnetic field for patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT05483517
- Testing
- High energy density pulse electromagnetic field, physiotherapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Rotator Cuff Tear
LifeNet: Extracellular Matrix Graft in Rotator Cuff Repair
This trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the ArthroFLEX® ECM scaffold graph as an augment in rotator cuff repair surgery to reduce the failure rate of rotator cuff repairs for large and massive rotator cuff tears.
- Trial name
- NCT03551509
- Testing
- ArthroFLEX ECM scaffold graft, Control, Alternative Treatment Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Gregory Gilot
Biceps Tendon Disorder, Tendinosis
Restoring the Anatomic Tension Relationship of the Long Head of the Biceps During Tenodesis
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical impact of restoring the anatomic-tension relationship of the long head of the biceps (LHB) when performing a biceps tenotomy and tenodesis.
- Conditions
- Biceps Tendon Disorder, Tendinosis, Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT06571695
- Testing
- Anatomic Long Head of Biceps Tensioning Technique, Traditional Long Head of Biceps Tensioning Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Rotator Cuff Deficiency, Glenohumeral Arthritis
Retrospective Encore Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the survivorship and efficacy of the Encore Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis in a group of no more than 50 subjects for whom data collection has already begun.
- Trial name
- NCT00765037
- Testing
- Encore Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Encore Medical, L.P.
Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
Study of 25% Dextrose Injections in Shoulder Ligaments and Tendons to Promote Their Healing
HYPOTHESIS: Prolotherapy, the injection of a growth promoting solution in injured ligaments and tendons of the shoulder is an effective treatment that decreases pain, increases functional capacity and promotes healing better and…
- Trial name
- Prolotherapy (NCT01402011)
- Testing
- 25% dextrose in shoulder entheses, .1% lidocaine in shoulder entheses, .1% lidocaine subcu. above shouldr enth.
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Rotator Cuff Repair, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Pilot Study
Postoperative pain is usually treated with opioids that have undesirable and sometimes dangerous side effects (e.g., vomiting and respiratory depression)-and yet over 80% of patients still experience inadequate pain relief.
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Repair, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Ankle Arthrodesis or Arthroplasty, Hallux Valgus Correction
- Trial name
- NCT03481725
- Testing
- ACTIVE peripheral nerve stimulation with a percutaneously inserted lead and wearable stimulator (SPR Therapeutics, Cleveland, Ohio)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Rotator Cuff Tear Repair Anchors
Evaluation of the Healicoil Suture Anchor for Rotator Cuff Repair
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate a new anchor for rotator cuff repair, the Smith \& Nephew Healicoil anchor. This anchor utilizes a small open-construct design to promote bone-in growth and potentially allow for…
- Trial name
- NCT02759458
- Testing
- Smith & Nephew Healicoil Anchor, Smith & Nephew Twinfix Anchor
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Exercise Into Pain in Chronic Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain: a Prospective Single-Group Feasibility Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a) the feasibility of applying a painful exercise program in the treatment of subacromial shoulder pain and b) the time needed to collect clinical outcomes for a future randomized…
- Trial name
- NCT04154345
- Testing
- Exercise therapy (exercising into pain)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Procedural Sedation
A Safety Study of AQUAVAN® (Fospropofol Disodium) Injection for Sedation During Minor Surgical Procedures.
Very often patients receive medications before a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to help them relax, keep them calm, and to relieve them from pain. This is called procedural sedation.
- Trial name
- NCT00327392
- Testing
- AQUAVAN® (fospropofol disodium) Injection
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
Shoulder Pain
Rotator Cuff Pathway
Rotator cuff surgery is mostly performed on an outpatient basis, and many patients still experience moderate to severe pain after surgery, despite the use of regional anesthesia and opioids.
- Trial name
- NCT03717753
- Testing
- Pathway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Rotator Cuff Tear
Nonopioid Analgesia After Rotator Cuff Repair
This is a randomized, single blinded, standard of care controlled clinical trial. This project aims to compare postoperative pain control in patients in two treatment arms of rotator cuff repair: a treatment group given a…
- Trial name
- NCT03818919
- Testing
- Celecoxib, Ketorolac, Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Rotator Cuff Tear
Treatment of Tendon Injury Using Allogenic Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Rotator Cuff Tear)
Main purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of allogenic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in treatment of tendon injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02298023
- Testing
- allogenic adipose stem cell injection, fibrin glue/normal saline injection, normal saline injection
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital