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SupraScapular Cuff Study: Assessing the Effects of Size and Type of Rotator Cuff Tear on Suprascapular Nerve Function
Led by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Updated on 2025-09-03
250
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
222 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The primary objective of the study is to determine in adult patients with a rotator cuff tear, what size and pattern of rotator cuff tear would result in damage to the suprascapular nerve. The secondary objectives are 1. To determine if an injured suprascapular nerve can recover if the rotator cuff tear is surgically repaired. 2. To determine if there is a limit of retraction before the suprascapular nerve is irreversibly damaged. 3. To determine factors that are protective against SSN injury. 4. Can the patient data gathered be used to optimise operative procedures.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
SupraScapular Cuff Study: Assessing the Effects of Size and Type of Rotator Cuff Tear on Suprascapular Nerve Function
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18 years or older
- Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of a rotator cuff tear affecting one or both shoulders
You will not qualify if you...
- Significant shoulder arthritis or bony pathology excluding isolated rotator cuff repair
- Grossly abnormal shoulder anatomy
- Motor Neurone Disease
- Cervical cord disease affecting the suprascapular nerve roots
- Unable to undergo MRI scan
- Previous surgery at the affected glenohumeral joint
- Unable to tolerate nerve conduction studies
- Acute fracture affecting the glenohumeral joint
- Recent glenohumeral joint dislocation within the past 12 months
- Unable or unwilling to give full informed consent
- Unable or unwilling to comply with study procedures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Research Team
M
Megan Young
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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