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NCT03511547
Comparison of Arthroscopic Supraspinatus Tendon Tear Repair in Patients Over 60 Years With and Without Patch Augmentation.
NA trial testing Pitch Patch in Rotator Cuff Tears. Withdrawn.
1 January 2021
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Schulthess Klinik |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Withdrawn |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Start date | 1 January 2018 |
| Primary completion | 1 January 2021 |
| Estimated completion | 1 January 2021 |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Pitch Patch
- ArthroFlex
Conditions studied
- Rotator Cuff Tears — all drugs for Rotator Cuff Tears →
Sponsor
Schulthess Klinik
Who can join
60 and older, any sex, with Rotator Cuff Tears. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The aim of the study is to show that patch augmentation in rotatorcuff tear results in lower rate of recurrent tendon defects compared without patches.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Commercial Biomaterial-Based Products for Tendon Surgical Augmentation: A Scoping Review on Currently Available Medical Devices.
Pluchino M, Vivarelli L, Giavaresi G, Dallari D, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 40278238 · DOI 10.3390/jfb16040130
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- PubMed search for NCT03511547
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03511547 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Schulthess Klinik
- Last refreshed: 22 October 2020
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