Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:44 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:44 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01829633
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Full-thickness rotator cuff tear diagnosed between 2002 and 2005 by both sonography and MRI.
At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 2005):
* Typical clinical symptoms for a rotator cuff tear including pain laterally on upper humerus, painful arc, positive impingement test (Neer or Hawkins)
* Potentially repairable tear (tear size up to 3 cm, muscle atrophy not exceeding grade 2 according to Thomazeau, fatty degeneration not exceeding grade 1 according to Goutallier).
* Treated by physiotherapy for at least 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
At the time of diagnosis (2002 to 2005):
* Full-thickness tears of the subscapularis tendon or of the entire supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons
* Other symptomatic shoulder pathology including long head of the biceps tendon pathology, acromioclavicular joint pathology, shoulder instability, inflammatory diseases, glenohumeral arthritis
* Earlier treated with rotator cuff repair in the study shoulder
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01829633
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01829633