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 @ 3:10 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:10 AM
NCT ID:
NCT04027205
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adult patients (≥18 years)
2. Diagnosed with a symptomatic tear of the rotator cuff following a traumatic incident thought to be of sufficient force to induce a tear.
3. Rotator cuff tear confirmed by diagnostic ultrasound or MRI scan undertaken as part of routine diagnostic work-up
4. Eligible for rotator cuff repair surgery or a programme of physiotherapist-led exercise as determined by the attending clinician (surgeon or physiotherapist, where appropriate)
5. Able to return to the participating NHS hospital or associated orthopaedic and physiotherapy services (where physiotherapists have been trained in trial interventions) for post-operative rehabilitation or the programme of physiotherapist-led exercise.
6. Able to understand English.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Not eligible for rotator cuff repair surgery or a programme of physiotherapist-led exercise as determined by the attending clinician (surgeon or physiotherapist, where appropriate)
2. Patients who are unable to give full informed consent.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT04027205
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04027205