# Comparison of Tendon Repair and Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Small and Medium-sized Tears of the Rotator Cuff

> **NCT00852657** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Vestre Viken Hospital Trust** · enrollment: 103 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Rotator Cuff Tear

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Tendon repair with acromioplasty
- **PROCEDURE:** Physiotherapy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00852657
- **Lead sponsor:** Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2004-09
- **Primary completion:** 2023-03
- **Final completion:** 2023-03
- **Target enrollment:** 103 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-03-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00852657

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00852657, "Comparison of Tendon Repair and Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Small and Medium-sized Tears of the Rotator Cuff". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00852657. Licensed CC0.

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