ARC (Australian Rotator Cuff) trial: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial comparing rotator cuff repair to no repair during arthroscopic shoulder surgery for people with shoulder pain and non-acute rotator cuff tears
The trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12620000789965) on 5 August 2020 and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (universal trial number U1111-1251-6599).
Authors
- Luke Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1272-2927)
- G. Brown
- Joseph Descallar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6919-4865)
- Geoffrey C.S. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-4544)
- Christopher G. Maher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-7857)
- Ian A. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0887-7627)
- Sam Adie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-4338)
- Teppo L. N. Järvinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-956X)
- Oliver Khoo
- Maurizio Damiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2676-2684)
- Rachelle Buchbinder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0597-0933)
- Justine Naylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9147-1312)
- David Lieu
- Ville Äärimaa
- Katrina Hutchison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5817-7488)
- Nadine E. Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4429-9756)
- Nancy Cinnadaio
- Richard S. Page (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2225-7144)
- Manuela L. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-0683)
- Andrew Whan
- Stephen D. Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-0572)
- Yvana Toh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6915-2500)
- Tze Yeng Yeoh
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Barwon Health (AU)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Sutherland Hospital (AU)
- St John of God Geelong Hospital (AU)
- Geelong Hospital (AU)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- Metro South Health (AU)
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney (AU)
- Ballarat Health Services (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
- St Vincent's Clinic (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Ingham Institute (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trials
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08822-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02