๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of Allogenic Umbilical Cord-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell in Patients with Rotator Cuff Disease
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male or female 19 years of age and older.
* Patients with unilateral shoulder pain lasting for at least 3months
* Patients who do not respond to conservative treatment.
* Patients who have not responded to sufficient non-surgical treatments, including medication, injection therapy, physical therapy, or exercise therapy, for more than 3 months
* Patients who have a partial-thickness rotator cuff tear confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasonography (US).
* Patients without any restrictions on clinical trial procedures, including hospitalization.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who have received subacromial injection therapy on the affected shoulder within the past 3 months.
* Patients who have undergone rotator cuff surgery on the affected shoulder within the past 6 months
* Patients with a history of receiving stem cell therapy for the shoulder.
* Patients with the following shoulder conditions: complete rotator cuff tear, adhesive capsulitis, or isolated acromioclavicular joint arthropathy.
* Patients showing or suspected of having the following radiological findings: malignancy, severe osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint, or skeletal abnormalities decreasing the subacromial space.
* Patients presenting with symptomatic cervical spine disorders.
* Patients with concurrent bilateral shoulder pain
* Patients with polyarthritis, infectious arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or fibromyalgia.
* Patients with neurological deficit
* Pregnant women or lactating mothers.
* Patients unwilling to use effective contraception during the clinical trial period.
* Patients with current HBV, HCV, or HIV infections, or those with a positive RPR test.
* Patients with severe diseases that may affect the clinical trial, including cardiovascular disease, renal disease, liver disease, endocrine disorders, or malignancies.
* Patients who are unable to understand the questionnaires used for assessing their clinical status, including the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), or those with psychiatric disorders impairing communication.
* Patients who do not wish to participate in the clinical trial or are unable to comply with follow-up schedules.
* Patients who have participated in another clinical trial within the last 3 months.
* Patients deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial at the investigator's discretion