Rotator Cuff Injury to Surgery

NCT01744080 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2017-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to compare post-operative outcome between participants undergoing expedited surgery compared to those proceeding through a 'typical' wait time process. A secondary purpose is to evaluate the progression of rotator cuff tear size from the time of initial consult to the time of surgery.

Conditions

  • Rotator Cuff Tear

Interventions

OTHER

Regular Wait Time

Surgery will take place no earlier than 9 months and no later than 12 months after the sport medicine physician consult.

OTHER

Early Surgery

Patient will proceed to have rotator cuff repair surgery within 3 months of the initial consult with the sport medicine physician.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Panam Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeff Leiter, MSc, PhD · Pan Am Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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