Can a donor skin patch stop rotator cuff tears from coming back?
NCT ID NCT04975581
First seen May 11, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding a patch made from donated human skin to standard rotator cuff surgery can lower the chance of the tendon tearing again. Forty adults aged 50 to 75 with large tears will be randomly assigned to get surgery with or without the patch. An MRI one year later will check for re-tears.
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University Hopsitals of Leicester NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLeicester, United Kingdom
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What this could mean
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Active substance
human dermal matrix allograft (processed skin graft from a human donor)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could mean fewer repeat surgeries and better long-term shoulder function for people with large rotator cuff tears.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The patch is from human donors and carries a small risk of infection or rejection.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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