NCT02059473.

Trial name or title	Treatment of small acute full‐thickness tears ‐ a prospective randomised controlled trial
Methods	Randomized Controlled Trial
Participants	Estimated enrolment: 50 Inclusion Criteria Trauma to the shoulder Full thickness cranial rotator cuff tear Operation possible within 3 months Exclusion Criteria 2 or more rotator cuff tendons involved Fracture Dislocation Previous shoulder condition (symptomatic osteoarthritis (Gleno‐humeral (GH) joint, Acromial‐Clavicular (AC) joint), frozen shoulder, instability, tumour) Malignancy Rheumatic disease Inability to understand Swedish Substance abuse
Interventions	Arm 1: physiotherapy and surgery (mini‐open rotator cuff repair) Arm 2: physiotherapy
Outcomes	Primary Outcome Constant score at 12 months Secondary Outcome Western Ontario Rotator Cuff score Shoulder specific, patient reported outcome score MRI (measure of muscle atrophy, fatty infiltration, re‐rupture and enlargement of the tendon rupture) Euro‐Qol‐five‐Dimensions (EQ‐5D) Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Patients Global impression of Change
Starting date	November 2013
Contact information	Hanna Hallgren, MD +46 10 1037205 hanna.bjornsson.hallgren@lio.se Mats Ranebo, MD +46 480 81432 matsra@ltkalmar.se
Notes	Estimated study completion date: November 2017; Estimated primary completion date (final data collection date for primary outcome measure): December 2015 Recruitment Status : Unknown 18th June, 2018