ARC (Australian Rotator Cuff) trial: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial comparing rotator cuff repair to no repair during arthroscopic shoulder surgery for people with shoulder pain and non-acute rotator cuff tears

ARC (Australian Rotator Cuff) trial: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial comparing rotator cuff repair to no repair during arthroscopic shoulder surgery for people with shoulder pain and non-acute rotator cuff tears

Abstract Background Degenerative rotator cuff tears are common and are often treated with surgical repair. Randomised trials have not shown a clear advantage to surgery over non-surgical treatment, but there have been no published placebo-controlled trials investigating rotator cuff repair. This stu...

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Main Authors: Ian A. Harris, Richard S. Page, Rachelle Buchbinder, Ville Äärimaa, Sam Adie, Graeme Brown, Nancy Cinnadaio, Maurizio Damiani, Joseph Descallar, Manuela L. Ferreira, Nadine E. Foster, Stephen Gill, Katrina Hutchison, Teppo Järvinen, Oliver Khoo, David Lieu, Christopher G. Maher, Justine M. Naylor, Geoff Smith, Luke Spencer, Yvana Toh, Andrew Whan, Tim Yeoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Clinical trials
Rotator cuff
Shoulder
Surgery
Placebo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08822-w
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