Non-Surgical Treatment for Rotator-Cuff Tears Using Platelet-Rich-Plasma

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goal of this project is to identify an effective and conservative approach to treating partial thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCT) that otherwise would end with a surgical correction needed.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. subjects between ages 19 to 75, both male and female

2. radiologic imaging which can include either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound (US) consistent with partial thickness rotator cuff tears of any degree except for full thickness tears

3. Failed a trial of physical therapy of at least 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Full thickness tears (well documented need for surgical correction)

2. sensory or neurologic complaint affecting the shoulder of interest

3. Coagulation disorder, platelet disorder

4. Pregnancy: Pregnancy test will be performed on women of childbearing age prior to their participation in the interventional portion of the study

5. Any major systemic illness such as ongoing infection or any condition that requires strict anti-platelet or anticoagulation therapy

6. Prior surgery to either cervical spine or shoulder

7. Active military

8. Injury part of worker compensation claim