Arthroscopic Repair Of Partial Thickness Articular Side Rotator Cuff Tears Using Transtendon Versus Conversion Repair Techniques

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06870708

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-11

Start date

2022-10-01

Completion date

2024-12-31

Last updated

2025-03-11

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Conditions

Rotator Cuff Tears

Keywords

Partial thickness rotator cuff tear; Transtendon technique; conversion technique.

Brief summary

This study aims to compare the functional results of patients who underwent two different arthroscopic methods for the management of articular-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (PT-RCTs). The present study aims to compare the functional results following the repair of PT-RCTs using the conversion versus the trastendon techniques

Detailed description

This is a prospective randomized study carried out at a tertiary trauma center between October 2022 and June 2023. The research ethical Committee authorized this study protocol \[(Institutional Review Board (IRB) number: N-383-2023)\], and all participants signed an informed consent prior to joining the study. This study included 50 patients with PT-RCTs who underwent arthroscopic repair using either the conversion technique (25 patients) in group A or the transtendon technique (25 patients) in group B. The random assignment of all patients to enter either group was computerized using simple randomization.

Interventions

PROCEDUREarthroscopic repair of partial rotator cuff tear using the conversion versus the transtendon technique

arthroscopic repair of partial rotator cuff tear using the conversion versus the transtendon technique

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

prospective comparative study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

49 Years to 63 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria were: * Patients suffering symptomatic PT-RCTs exceeding 50% of the tendon thickness, documented by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed by arthroscopy intraoperative. * Failure of nonoperative management for at least 3 months. The

Exclusion criteria

were: * Prior shoulder surgery. * Severe concomitant pathologies including glenohumeral arthritis, advanced subscapularis tear, and biceps tendon rupture. * Associated Bankart lesion. * Patients with uncontrolled Diabetes mellites.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Constant and Murley score	baseline, and 18 months after surgery	shoulder score, the maximum is 100, the minimum is zero, a higher score means a better outcome
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score	baseline, and 18 months after surgery	shoulder score, the maximum is 100, the minimum is zero, a higher score means a better outcome

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual analogue scale	baseline, and 18 months after surgery	pain score, the minimum is zero, the maximum is 10, the higher score means worse outcome

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026