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Zimmer ActivBraid Rotator Cuff Repair (RCR) Study

Zimmer ActivBraid Rotator Cuff Repair (RCR) Study

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18-75 years
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Phase N/A
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Overview

We will enroll up to 65 patients undergoing primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) using ActivBraid™Collagen Co-Braid suture (Zimmer Biomet) and evaluate RCR healing as well as shoulder range of motion, strength, and patient-reported outcomes at 6m, 1y and 2y.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-75 years
  • acute or chronic, reparable, 1-5 cm full thickness tear of the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus tendons

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prior ipsilateral shoulder surgery
  • outstanding worker's compensation claim
  • symptomatic cervical spine disease
  • a frozen shoulder
  • advanced glenohumeral arthritis
  • isolated subscapularis tear
  • significant radiation exposure for other medical reasons.
  • known is advance to be claustrophobic
  • known history of hypersensitivity to bovine-derived materials.

Study details
    Rotator Cuff Repair of the Shoulder

NCT06971497

The Cleveland Clinic

15 October 2025

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