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ACR-A for Rotator Cuff Tears

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Waitlist Available
Led By Peter MacDonald, MD, FRCS(C)
Research Sponsored by Panam Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 months
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Summary

Surgical repair of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff is a controversial issue, with several procedures currently being used to treat the tear. The two most common treatments at this point in time are arthroscopic cuff repair with and without acromioplasty. However, an arthroscopic cuff repair without acromioplasty may offer the same degree of improvement as one that includes acromioplasty, but without threatening the shoulder stability that is provided by the acromion and coracoacromial ligament. This prospective study examines the hypothesis that appropriate shoulder function can be restored through the execution of the traditional arthroscopic cuff repair without acromioplasty.

Eligible Conditions
  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~24 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Form for the Assessment of the Shoulder (ASES)
Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: ACR-AExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Arthorscopic rotator cuff repair with acromioplasty
Group II: ACRActive Control1 Intervention
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Acromioplasty
2004
N/A
~90

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Panam ClinicLead Sponsor
16 Previous Clinical Trials
1,419 Total Patients Enrolled
6 Trials studying Rotator Cuff Tears
470 Patients Enrolled for Rotator Cuff Tears
Peter MacDonald, MD, FRCS(C)Principal InvestigatorPanam Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine/University of Manitoba
~4 spots leftby Oct 2025
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