Nutritional Supplementation Effects on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Rotator Cuff Pathology

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status and phase

Terminated

Early Phase 1

Conditions

Rotator Cuff/Shoulder Structure and Function

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Multi-nutrient Blend

Dietary Supplement: Placebo (maltodextrin)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01798693

ORB-12-2374

Details and patient eligibility

About

Rotator Injury:

Strength/range of Motion
ASES, VAS

Full description

The addition of a nutritional therapy to a standardized physical therapy program, may expedite recovery from shoulder injury. An attractive feature of this approach is the development of an efficacious adjunct therapy that is economically superior to traditional therapy modalities and logistically feasible.

Enrollment

5 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Between 18-65 years old
Diagnosed with rotator cuff injury that will not be treated surgically

Exclusion criteria

Have received a previous injection therapy (platelet-rich plasma or corticosteroid injection) within previous 6 months
Have used the following supplements in the previous 2 weeks: Vitamin C or D, or protein supplements
Have poorly controlled type I or type II diabetes (HgB A1C > 9.5%) or renal insufficiency (GFR < 60 ml/min).
Have an inability to participate in rehabilitation exercises.
Are diagnosed with arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or any other autoimmune or rheumatologic disease
Have musculoskeletal pathology in a neighboring joint or structure
Have an allergy to any component of the nutritional supplement
Are consuming warfarin