All-Arthroscopic Versus Mini-Open Repair of Small or Moderate Rotator Cuff Tears

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

275

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2015

Conditions
Shoulder PainRotator Cuff Tear
Interventions
PROCEDURE

All-Arthroscopic repair

joint techniques and repair are both performed entirely through the arthroscope

PROCEDURE

Mini-open repair

repair is performed though a small incision and the arthroscope can be used to address problems within the joint (as per traditional diagnostic procedures)

Trial Locations (9)

T2N 1N4

University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre, Calgary

T6B 2G7

Walter Mackenzie Centre, Edmonton

V3S 3W7

Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster

R3M 3E4

PanAm Clinic, Winnipeg

L8N 4A6

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton

Unknown

Kingston General Hospital, Kingston

Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital, Toronto

N6A 3K7

Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic, London

N6A 4V2

St. Joseph's Health Care London, London

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

OTHER

lead

McMaster University

OTHER

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