Surgery Versus PhysiothErapist-leD Exercise for Traumatic Tears of the Rotator Cuff

Summary

The SPeEDy study is a parallel group, pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) with integrated Quintet Recruitment Intervention (QRI) and further qualitative interviews. The study hypothesis is: In adult patients diagnosed with traumatic tears of the rotator cuff, is it feasible to conduct a future, substantive, multi-site RCT to test the hypothesis that physiotherapist-led exercise is not inferior to surgical repair of the rotator cuff in terms of clinical outcomes but is more cost-effective.

Conditions

• Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tear

Interventions

OTHER

Physiotherapist-led exercise

A programme of physiotherapist-led exercise over approximately 12 weeks.

PROCEDURE

Surgical repair

Surgical repair of the rotator cuff plus usual post-operative rehabilitation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

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• University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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• University Hospitals, Leicester

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• Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust

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• University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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• University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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• Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

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• Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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• University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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• Keele University

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Principal Investigators

• Chris Littlewood, PhD · Manchester Metropolitan University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-03-03

Primary Completion

2021-02-03

Completion

2021-02-03

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations