Active clinical trials for "Rotator Cuff Injuries"

The aim of this study is to determine the factors that may be associated with night pain in patients diagnosed with rotator cuff syndrome by clinical and magnetic resonance imaging.

Injection with corticosteroid is one of the most common non-operative interventions in the treatment of subacromial impingement; however, its use is limited by its potential side effects (e.g. tendon rupture, subcutaneous atrophy, articular cartilage changes). The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of subacromial injection of triamcinolone compared to injection of ketorolac. Thirty-two patients diagnosed with external shoulder impingement syndrome were included in this double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. Each patient was randomized into the Steroid group or NSAID group.

The aim of the study is to show that patch augmentation in rotatorcuff tear results in lower rate of recurrent tendon defects compared without patches.

The primary objective is to determine whether a surgical intervention involving removing of the calcified cartilage cap in patients with Grade II Kellgren-Lawrence osteoarthritis influences the incorporation of labeled bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC)-derived cells within the cartilage regenerate vs labeled BMAC cells delivered after arthroscopy without removing of the calcified cartilaginous layer. The survival and incorporation of the BMAC labeled cells will be evaluated with MRI using the Ferumoxytol infusion stem cell labeling technique. The second arm of the study evaluating cell fate after injecting stem cells under a rotator cuff repair will also be explored. The secondary objectives are to 1) determine which surgical intervention leads to better clinical outcomes as measured by Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at 12 months, and 2) determine who long we can track the labeled-BMAC cells in the knee.

The SPeEDy study is a parallel group, pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) with integrated Quintet Recruitment Intervention (QRI) and further qualitative interviews. The study hypothesis is: In adult patients diagnosed with traumatic tears of the rotator cuff, is it feasible to conduct a future, substantive, multi-site RCT to test the hypothesis that physiotherapist-led exercise is not inferior to surgical repair of the rotator cuff in terms of clinical outcomes but is more cost-effective.

Sixty patients will be identified in the clinic with rotator cuff tendonitis or a low-grade partial-thickness tear of the rotator cuff that are either insulin-dependent or insulin-independent diabetics. Patients will be informed about the current prospective study and written consent will be obtained. Patient information about kidney function, current diabetic medication type, dose and frequency will be obtained in clinic. If there is a diagnosed kidney function abnormality, the patient will be excluded from the study. Patients will be asked about their most recent HbA1C. If HbA1C has not been checked within the past 3 months, the patient will have HbA1C checked in the lab either same day as the injection or the following day. Patients will be randomized into two patient groups: Toradol (Ketorolac) injection group (n=30) and or Steroid injection group (n=30). The randomization will be done using an online randomization tool: http://www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/index.cfm. Patients assigned to Toradol group will receive 60mg of Toradol (Ketorolac) mixed with 8mL of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine 1:100,000. Those assigned to Steroid group will receive 80mg of Kenalog (Triamcinolone Acetonide) mixed with 8mL of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine 1:100,000. Patients will be blinded to the kind of injection they receive, but the physicians who perform the injection will not be blinded for the medical record purposes. The injection will be done under ultrasound guidance to the subacromial space. Continuous blood glucose measurement will be started in an hour within the injection. An instructional session about continuous glucose monitoring will be given to the patients by our research team immediately following the injection. The blood glucose levels will be monitored for 1 week following the injection. The data will be collected on the patient's return to clinic in 2 weeks. Pain score based on a visual analog scale will be obtained prior to injection, 5 min, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks after injection. Shoulder range of motion, patient satisfaction, QuickDash score, and ASES survey score will be measured in clinic 4, 8, and 12 weeks after injection.

Arthroscopic shoulder rotator cuff repair and acromioplasty are associated with severe postoperative pain. The interscalene block (ISB) is commonly used for this type of surgery, providing analgesia by anesthetizing the nerves that supply the shoulder. Although the nerve block provides extremely effective analgesia for the first 6-8 hours, patients experience severe pain once its effect has regressed. This study will assess whether a single dose of oral hydromorphone controlled release, given to overlap the waning of the ISB, will improve postoperative pain control and reduce the incidence of rebound pain. Seventy patients undergoing rotator cuff repair will receive standardized ISB and general anesthesia for the surgery. Six hours (+/- 1 hour) after ISB, the patients will randomly receive either a single oral dose of 2 mg Hydromorphone (immediate release formulation) or placebo. The patient will be then discharged home with a prescription for multimodal analgesia, which is the standard of care. Patients will be given a diary to record their pain scores and track use of analgesic medications for 24 hours. Twenty-four hours after the ISB, the patients will receive a phone call from a nurse as per the standard of care. During this phone call, questions will be asked about their pain control. If a single dose of pre-emptive hydromorphone is demonstrated to be safe and effective, it will lead to change in practice of how we manage pain after rotator cuff repair. Furthermore, the finding of this study may apply to similar surgical procedures (such as elbow, knee and ankle repairs) that are associated with rebound pain when the nerve block wears off.

The purpose of this study is to examine healing after rotator cuff repair in subjects either treated with Doxycycline or placebo post-operatively.

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

To compare the functional and anatomical outcomes, and patient satisfaction and compliance between two different postoperative immobilization methods - abduction shoulder brace versus simple arm sling - following 2 common shoulder surgical procedures - rotator cuff repair (RCR) and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) through a prospective randomized clinical trial.