Patch Study (Patch-augmented Rotator Cuff Repair)
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Rotator Cuff Tears
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 30 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 300 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Spital Thurgau AG · Other
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About This Trial
This single-center, prospective, randomized controlled study will compare patients allocated to two treatment arms who are undergoing surgery to repair rotator cuff tears: (1) arthroscopic rotator cuff reconstruction using fixation with anchors augmented with a synthetic polyester patch, and (2) arthroscopic rotator cuff reconstruction using fixation with anchors and no augmentation with a synthet…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults with massive rotator cuff tear
* Tear must affect at least two tendons
* Primary surgery only
* Origin of tear can be either degenerative or traumatic
* German language speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
* Fatty infiltration grade 4 (according to Goutallier)
* Bilateral tea…
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