Status:
TERMINATED
Nutritional Supplementation Effects on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Rotator Cuff Pathology
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Conditions:
Rotator Cuff/Shoulder Structure and Function
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
Rotator Injury: * Strength/range of Motion * ASES, VAS
Detailed Description
The addition of a nutritional therapy to a standardized physical therapy program, may expedite recovery from shoulder injury. An attractive feature of this approach is the development of an efficaciou...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Between 18-65 years old
- Diagnosed with rotator cuff injury that will not be treated surgically
Exclusion
- Have received a previous injection therapy (platelet-rich plasma or corticosteroid injection) within previous 6 months
- Have used the following supplements in the previous 2 weeks: Vitamin C or D, or protein supplements
- Have poorly controlled type I or type II diabetes (HgB A1C \> 9.5%) or renal insufficiency (GFR \< 60 ml/min).
- Have an inability to participate in rehabilitation exercises.
- Are diagnosed with arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or any other autoimmune or rheumatologic disease
- Have musculoskeletal pathology in a neighboring joint or structure
- Have an allergy to any component of the nutritional supplement
- Are consuming warfarin
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
5 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01798693
Start Date
August 1 2013
End Date
August 1 2014
Last Update
May 13 2015
Active Locations (1)
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UNC Orthopedics and Exercise and Sport Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States