NCT07503691

Displaced Greater Tuberosity Fractures With Rotator Cuff Injury

Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Conservative Treatment, Primary Surgery, and Delayed Surgery for Displaced Greater Tuberosity Fractures With Rotator Cuff Injury

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 180 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Guo Jialiang · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Study Type: Prospective, three-arm parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT) Study Objective: To compare the 12-month/5 years/10years functional outcomes, morphological healing, cost-effectiveness, and complication rates of three treatment strategies for displaced greater tuberosity (GT) fractures with rotator cuff injury, and to optimize the individualized treatment strategy for GT fractures. Study Setting: multicenter clinical trial, conducted in the Department of Orthopedics. Study Period: April 2026 -April 2036.

Conditions

• Greater Tuberosity Fracture
• Rotator Cuff

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Arthroscopic surgery	Conservative Treatment Group (CG): rehabilitation only ; Primary Surgery Group (PG): surgery early; Delayed Surgery Group (DG): surgery late

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-01
• Primary completion: 2029-12-31
• Completion: 2029-12-31
• First posted: 2026-03-31
• Last updated: 2026-03-31