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Muscle Fiber Fragments for Improved Function of Rotator Cuff Musculature Following Rotator Cuff Repair

NCT03752034 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-03-27

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Summary

In this study, a chest muscle sample (biopsy) will be taken and the muscle fibers will be removed from the sample and made into smaller strands or fragments. During this same procedure, those muscle fiber fragments (MFFs) will then be injected directly into the supraspinatus muscle. Once injected, the MFFs will remain in the supraspinatus where Investigators believe the MFF will become part of the participants' existing muscle and provide increased muscle size and strength, improving function (rotator cuff strength and stability).

Conditions

  • Rotator Cuff

Interventions

OTHER

Muscle Fiber Fragments (MFFs)

During the rotator cuff repair procedure, a biopsy of muscle will be taken from the pectoralis major and processed under sterile conditions in the operating room to obtain MFFs. The final product, composed of autologous MFFs in suspension, will be delivered via targeted injection into the muscle belly of the supraspinatus through the Naviaser Portal with visual guidance after rotator cuff repair is complete.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gary G Poehling, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-04
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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