| Trial registration number |
Principle Investigator/s and Country |
Comparator/s |
Main selection criteria |
Registration date |
Recruitment commenced |
StatusMay 2018 |
Planned sample size |
| NCT00695981 |
J Paloneva Finland |
Physiotherapy |
Rotator cuff tear not responding to a minimum of 3‐month conservative therapy. Age >35 |
6/2008 |
6/2008 |
Active, not recruiting. |
100 |
| NCT01498198 |
P. MacDonald, US |
6 weeks physiotherapy and cross‐over to surgery if no response |
> 50% partial tear or < 1cm full‐thickness tear and works compensation claim. |
12/2011 |
not provided |
Not yet recruiting |
144 |
| NCT02059473 |
H. Bjornsson, Sweden |
Physiotherapy |
Traumatic full thickness rotator cuff tear |
2/2014 |
not provided |
Recruiting, recruitment status unknown |
50 |
| NCT02885714 |
V. Äärimaa Finland, Sweden, Norway |
Placebo‐surgery |
Rotator cuff tear related to trauma 45 to 70 years |
8/2016 |
12/2016 |
Recruiting |
200 |
| NCT03295994 |
H Koudelkova US |
Physiotherapy |
Non‐traumatic rotator cuff tear 50 to 84 years |
9/2017 |
3/2018 |
Recruiting |
700 |
| NCT03183466 |
Samsung Medical Center |
Debridement |
Subscapularis tear |
6/2017 |
1/2011 |
Active, not recruiting |
80 |
