New shoulder implants aim to improve rotator cuff healing
NCT ID NCT07080450
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new type of suture anchor, called ComposiTCP, for repairing torn rotator cuffs in the shoulder. The anchors are used with a special tape to help the soft tissue reattach to bone. Researchers will follow 43 patients for one year to see if the repair holds and if shoulder function improves, while also tracking any side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ComposiTCP suture anchors with BroadBand tape
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that these anchors help rotator cuff tears heal better and improve shoulder function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, non-randomized study with no control group, so results may not apply to everyone. Healing may not improve over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 43 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects must have been treated with the ComposiTCP Suture Anchors Double Loaded with BroadBand Tape, Sliding for rotator cuff repair.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject was treated with the ComposiTCP Suture Anchors Double Loaded with BroadBand Tape, Sliding for rotator cuff repair; * At least 18 years old and skeletally mature; * Willing and able to comply with the study procedures; * Subject is capable of understanding the doctor's explanations, following his instructions and is able to participate in the follow-up program; * Subject is able to read and understand the ICF and has voluntarily provided written informed consent or non-opposition. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is vulnerable (is unable to fully understand all aspects of the investigation that are relevant to the decision to participate, or who could be manipulated or unduly influenced as a result of a compromised position, expectation of benefits or fear of retaliatory response); * The subject is unwilling or unable to give consent or to comply with the follow-up program; * Subject meets any contraindications of the appropriate Instruction for Use; * Off-Label Use.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Mutualiste de Bretagne Occidentale
RECRUITINGQuimper, 29000, France
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