Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of Subacromial spacer for Tears Affecting Rotator cuff Tendons: a Randomised, Efficient, Adaptive Clinical Trial in Surgery (START:REACTS)

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of Subacromial spacer for Tears Affecting Rotator cuff Tendons: a Randomised, Efficient, Adaptive Clinical Trial in Surgery (START:REACTS)

Introduction Shoulder pain due to irreparable rotator cuff tears can cause substantial disability, but treatment options are limited. A balloon spacer is a relatively simple addition to a standard arthroscopic debridement procedure, but it is costly and there is no current randomised trial evidence...

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Main Authors: Martin Underwood, Nicholas Parsons, Helen Parsons, Jaclyn Brown, James Mason, Simon Gates, Andrew Metcalfe, Elke Gemperle Mannion, Josephine Fox, Rebecca Kearney, Tom Lawrence, Howard Bush, Kerri McGowan, Iftekhar Khan, Charles Hutchinson, Nigel Stallard, Stephen Drew
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/5/e036829.full

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