Status:

WITHDRAWN

Can Testosterone Accelerate Injury Recovery After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Lead Sponsor:

Orthopedic Institute, Sioux Falls, SD

Conditions:

Rotator Cuff Tears

Eligibility:

MALE

45-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine if treating patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with testosterone will allow patients to accelerate their recovery time after surgery.

Detailed Description

Specific Aim I: To determine if testosterone treatment would provide superior patient-determined quality-of-life and activity scores in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males
  • arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is an indicated treatment

Exclusion

  • female patients
  • irreparable rotator cuff tears
  • tears requiring margin convergence repair
  • atrophy of the rotator cuff greater than stage II as determined by the modified Goutallier staging system
  • revision rotator cuff repair
  • inflammatory arthritis
  • adhesive capsulitis
  • significant cervical pain or radiculopathy
  • history of prostate cancer
  • history of benign prostatic hypertrophy
  • history of heart failure
  • history of obstructive sleep apnea
  • history of polycythemia
  • history of venous thromboembolism or inherited thrombophilia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04345666

Start Date

August 1 2021

End Date

January 1 2023

Last Update

March 15 2022

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Orthopedic Institute

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117