Ultrasound Evaluation of the Rotator Cable and Associated Structures.

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified August 2011 by University of Michigan
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Michigan
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00743600
First received: August 27, 2008
Last updated: August 4, 2011
Last verified: August 2011
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to document normal and abnormal appearances of various shoulder structures (rotator cable and rotator cuff). This study will recruit healthy volunteers and patients who have been referred to Radiology for an Ultrasound of a symptomatic shoulder (a shoulder that is causing the patient pain, or is limited in its ability to move.)


Condition Intervention
Shoulder Pain
Other: ultrasound

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Further study details as provided by University of Michigan:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine if Ultrasound can identify the rotator cable and the associated structures. [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 30
Study Start Date: September 2005
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
patients with shoulder pain referred to US for evaluation
Other: ultrasound
ultrasound of painful shoulder
Active Comparator: 2
healthy volunteers without shoulder pain
Other: ultrasound
healthy volunteers have US of asymptomatic shoulder

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with shoulder pain referred to radiology for ultrasound of shoulder

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients less than 18 years of age
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00743600

Contacts
Contact: Yoav Morag, MD 734 764-1542 yoavm@umich.edu

Locations
United States, Michigan
University of Michigan Health System Recruiting
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
Contact: Yoav Morag, MD     734-764-1542     yoavm@umich.edu    
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Michigan
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Yoav Morag, M.D.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00743600     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: HUM1500
Study First Received: August 27, 2008
Last Updated: August 4, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Michigan:
ultrasound
rotator cuff

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Shoulder Pain
Arthralgia
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Pain
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013