Hormone pills may boost shoulder surgery recovery in men
NCT ID NCT04944836
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving sex hormone therapy to men with low hormone levels can help their shoulder tendons heal better after surgery. About 58 men will receive either hormone pills or a placebo after rotator cuff repair. The goal is to see if the therapy improves tendon healing on MRI and reduces pain and disability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 58 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria 1. A plan for a primary rotator cuff repair 2. Male sex 3. \>1 cm tear width, full thickness supraspinatus/infraspinatus tear Exclusion Criteria 1. Active infection 2. Pre-operative testosterone supplementation 3. Known diagnosis of secondary testicular failure or testosterone deficiency 4. Medically unfit for operative intervention 5. Revision surgery 6. Unwillingness to participate in the study, including post-operative imaging 7. Inability to read or comprehend written instructions 8. Prisoner 9. Concomitant patch augmentation or tendon-transfer 10. Untreated prostate cancer 11. Liver disease 12. Pituitary or hypothalamic dysfunction
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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