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Table 3 Characteristics of included subjects at baseline (modified intention-to-treat population)

From: Safety and efficacy of treating symptomatic, partial-thickness rotator cuff tears with fresh, uncultured, unmodified, autologous adipose-derived regenerative cells (UA-ADRCs) isolated at the point of care: a prospective, randomized, controlled first-in-human pilot study

Variable

UA-ADRCs group (n = 11)

Corticosteroid group (n = 5)

Age, years, median; mean (SD; min; max)

64.6; 62.3 (9.6; 40; 74)

57.6; 57.3 (6.2; 47; 63)

Woman, n (%)

3 (27.3)

0 (0)

Body weight, kg, median; mean (SD; min; max)

93.9; 88.6 (18.1; 51.6; 111.1)

106; 104.1 (24.8; 74.5; 133.7)

Body height, cm, median; mean (SD; min; max)

178; 176 (8.8; 157; 188)

178; 178 (4.8; 173; 185)a

Affected shoulder, right (%)

9 (81.8)

3 (60.0)

ASES total score, median; mean (SD; min; max)

57; 58.7 (19.2; 30; 92)

50; 50.6 (15.0; 30; 65)

RAND Short Form-36 total score, median; mean (SD; min; max)

604; 557 (134; 270; 695)

560; 523 (90; 425; 627)

VAS pain score, median; mean (SD; min; max)

1.9; 2.6 (2.5; 0; 7.1)

4.1; 4.1 (2.5; 0.8; 7.4)

Tear volume, mm3, median; mean (SD; min; max)

47.3; 58.6 (37.4; 19.8; 128.9)

31.7; 28.7 (10.8; 14.6; 43.2)

Partial-thickness tear in supraspinatus tendon, n (%)

11 (100)

5 (100)

Location of tear, articular; bursal; interstitial (n)

  

Occupation and leisure activities

Hairstylist (sewing), construction/dry wall (volleyball, watersports, hunting), retired (golf, walking, hunting), retired (shoveling, mowing, yard work), retired (remodeling homes), customer service/phone (walking, biking), customer service/computer work (none), pharmacist (golf, paddleboarding, water sports), truck driver (bowling), attorney (flying), farmer (family)

Driver (golf), ultrasound technician (golf, hunting, fishing), commercial real estate (golf, biking), office/patrol (basketball, hunting, fishing), pilot (cycling, jogging, light weights)

  1. aBody height was not taken from one subject in the corticosteroid group