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Comparison of Tendon Repair and Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Small and Medium-sized Tears of the Rotator Cuff

NCT00852657 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2023-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare treatment benefits from surgical treatment by tendon repair and from physiotherapy for small and medium-sized rotator cuff tears.

Conditions

  • Rotator Cuff Tear

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tendon repair with acromioplasty

Open or mini-open tendon repair in combination with an acromioplasty and eventually a tenodesis of the long head of the biceps

PROCEDURE

Physiotherapy

According to a rehabilitation program which was established prior to study start.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Martina Hansen's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stefan Moosmayer, MD · Martina Hansen's Hospital

  • Hans-Joergen Smith, MD, PhD · University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Primary Completion
2023-03-31
Completion
2023-03-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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