# Does the Suture-spanning Augmentation of Single-row Repair in Massive Rotator Cuff Tear Reduce the Retear Rate?

> **NCT03609164** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan** · enrollment: 80 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Rotator Cuff Tear

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Suture-bridge augmentation of single-row repair

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03609164
- **Lead sponsor:** Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2016-04-30
- **Final completion:** 2018-06-30
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-08-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03609164

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03609164, "Does the Suture-spanning Augmentation of Single-row Repair in Massive Rotator Cuff Tear Reduce the Retear Rate?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03609164. Licensed CC0.

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