All-arthroscopic or mini-open repair of a rotator cuff tear

ISRCTN ISRCTN66352753
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN66352753
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00128076
Secondary identifying numbers MCT-82335
Submission date
05/06/2008
Registration date
05/06/2008
Last edited
08/06/2022
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Joy Christine MacDermid
Scientific

McMaster University
School of Rehabilitation Science
IAHS Room 403
1400 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 1C7
Canada

Phone +1 905 525 9140 ext. 22524
Email macderj@mcmaster.ca

Study information

Study designMulticentre, randomised, double blind (subject, outcomes assessor), parallel assignment, efficacy study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleAll-arthroscopic versus mini-open repair of small or moderate sized rotator cuff tears: a randomised controlled trial using conventional and expertise-based designs
Study acronymMvA RCT
Study objectivesTo compare the effectiveness of all-arthroscopic to mini-open rotator cuff repair to improve the quality of life, as measured by the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) Index, in patients with a small or medium-sized rotator cuff tear.
Ethics approval(s)1. Research Ethics Board of McMaster University approved on the 20th June 2006 (ref: 06-234)
2. Research Ethics Board of St. Joseph’s Healthcare approved on the 19th June 2006 (ref: 06-2680)
3. Office of Research Ethics of University of Western Ontario approved on the 8th May 2008 (ref: 12445)
4. Research Ethics Board of Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Science Centres approved on the 22nd January 2006 (ref: 082-2003)
5. Office of Medical Bioethics of University of Calgary approved on the 12th December 2005 (ref: 18559)
6. Health Research Ethics Board of University of Alberta approved on the 22nd June 2007 (ref: 6772)
7. Fraser Health Research Ethics Board approved on the 16th November 2007 (ref: FHREB 2006.062)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedShoulder pain, rotator cuff tear
InterventionMini-open rotator cuff repair surgery versus all-arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureQuality of life based on the validated self report assessment tool Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index (WORC), measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively.
Secondary outcome measures1. Biological integrity of repair based on MRI, measured at baseline and 12 months post-operatively
2. Surgical complications monitoring, measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
3. Adverse events reporting, measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
4. Physical impairment assessments including:
4.1. Range of Motion (ROM) Assessment Scale, measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
4.2. Strength (measured using a hand held dynamometer and scale), measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
4.3. Composite Impairment Score, measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
5. Pain/Disability: Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) pain scale self report, measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
6. General health: 12-item Short Form health survey (SF-12), measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
7. Work limitations: measured using two self-report measures, measured at baseline, at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively
Overall study start date01/08/2006
Completion date01/12/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants250
Key inclusion criteria1. Male or female patients
2. Aged 18 - 75 years
3. Small (0 - 1 cm) or moderate sized (1 - 3 cm) full-thickness rotator cuff tears of supraspinatus and infraspinatus, as determined by clinical examination and diagnostic imaging (magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) prior to surgery
Key exclusion criteriaPre-operative exclusion criteria:
1. Evidence of major joint trauma, infection, avascular necrosis, chronic dislocation, inflammatory or degenerative glenohumeral arthropathy, frozen shoulder or previous surgery of the affected shoulder
2. Evidence of significant cuff arthropathy with superior humeral translation and acromial erosion diagnosed by x-ray or other investigations
3. Major medical illness (life expectancy less then two years or unacceptably high operative risk)
4. Unable to speak or read English
5. Psychiatric illness that precludes informed consent
6. Unwilling to be followed for two years

Intra-operative exclusion criteria:
7. Large, massive, or irreparable cuff tears, extending into the subscapularis or teres minor which cannot be mobilised to the articular margin or repaired with both techniques
8. Teres minor or subscapularis tears
9. Inelastic and immobile tendon, which cannot be advanced to articular margin
10. Co-existing labral pathologies requiring repair with sutures (superior labrum anterior posterior [SLAP] II - IV), Bankart lesions requiring repair, partial tears of biceps (more than 60% of thickness) requiring tenodesis or release

MRI exclusion criteria:
11. History of head or eye injury involving metal fragments
12. Ever worked in a metal shop or been a soldier
13. Presence of implanted electrical device (such as a cardiac pacemaker)
14. Severe heart disease (including susceptibility to arrhythmias)
15. Metal braces on teeth
16. Pregnancy
17. Presence of intrauterine device
Date of first enrolment01/08/2006
Date of final enrolment01/12/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Canada

Study participating centre

McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 1C7
Canada

Sponsor information

McMaster University (Canada)
University/education

1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Canada

Website http://www.mcmaster.ca/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/02fa3aq29

Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Canada) - http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca (ref: MCT-82335)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 10/03/2006 Yes No
Results article 01/10/2021 08/06/2022 Yes No

Editorial Notes

08/06/2022: Publication reference added.
15/02/2019: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.