The Effects of Platelet Rich Plasma on the Integrity of Rotator Cuff Repair

Completed

Conditions studied: Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy

In brief

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of platelet-rich fibrin matrix (PRFM) augmentation to at-risk arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs on healing rates and functional outcome scores. The investigators performed an observational cohort study in which a consecutive series of patients with rotator cuff tears at risk for retear was prospectively evaluated after arthroscopic repair augmented with PRFM. Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes of the PRFM-augmented repairs were compared with historical controls with similar at-risk tears without PRFM augmentation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01424969

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

37

Starts

2008-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-14

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Algorithm score greater and equal to 3
• Both men and women over the age of 50
• Full-thickness rotator cuff tear at least 2 cm in size
• Tear repairable by arthoscopic-only techniques

You may not qualify if…

• Inflamation joint disease
• Active use of oral steroids
• Irreparable rotator cuff tear
• Subscapularis tear requiring open repair
• Claustrophobia
• Prior rotator cuff sugery on the affected shoulder
• Failure to return for follow-up magnetic resonance imaging scan

Where it is running

• University of Utah Orthopedics Center — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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