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NCT02246530 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Non-Surgical Treatment for Rotator-Cuff Tears Using Platelet-Rich-Plasma

A NA study, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
11
Enrollment target

NCT02246530: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

NCT02246530 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham. The registered enrollment target is 11 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02246530, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
11 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The goal of this project is to identify an effective and conservative approach to treating partial thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCT) that otherwise would end with a surgical correction needed.

Primary Outcome

Comparing baseline diagnostic ultrasound for structural changes. An initial diagnostic ultrasound image was obtained to demonstrate a tear of the supraspinatus tendon, a key tendon of the rotator cuff. Once a tear of this tendon was confirmed, patient were delegated to one of the study arms and proceeded to the injection phase of the study. Two subject's data (within the PRP group) is incomplete as these subjects were lost to follow up and do not have completed 6 month follow up ultrasound imag

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE PRP injection into PTRCT
  • DRUG Subacromial steroid bursal injection

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 11 participants
Start Date 2014-07
Est. Completion 2021-03
Phase NA
University of Alabama at Birmingham

1,160 total trials

Why NCT02246530 stopped before completion

NCT02246530 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 11 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which PRP injection into PTRCT is the first listed.

NCT02246530 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02246530 about?

NCT02246530 is a clinical study titled "Non-Surgical Treatment for Rotator-Cuff Tears Using Platelet-Rich-Plasma". The goal of this project is to identify an effective and conservative approach to treating partial thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCT) that otherwise would end with a surgical correction needed.

What is the current status of trial NCT02246530?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 11 participants. The study started on 2014-07. Estimated completion is 2021-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02246530?

The interventions under investigation include: PRP injection into PTRCT (PROCEDURE), Subacromial steroid bursal injection (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02246530?

This trial is sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has 1,160 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02246530's enrollment target sits among peer trials

11 1927th of 2000 higher than 74 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02246530, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02246530 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.