New shoulder implant aims to fix common rotator cuff tears
NCT ID NCT06818448
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new device called SINEFIX to repair small rotator cuff tears (up to 2 cm) in the shoulder. About 60 adults who need surgery for this condition will receive the implant. The goal is to see if it improves shoulder function and reduces pain compared to before surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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.
- 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: * Patient indicated for surgical repair of the rotator cuff tear according to current guidelines * Patient aged 18 years or older * Up to 2 cm tear size (medio-lateral) of supraspinatus, infraspinatus * Up to 2 cm tear size (anterior-posterior) of supraspinatus, infraspinatus Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has had previous rotator cuff, arthroplasty or fracture procedures on the operative shoulder * History of alcoholism, drug abuse, psychological or other emotional problems likely to interfere with participation in the study follow-up schedule and assessments * Inflammatory arthropathies * Subject with a contraindication/non-compliance for MRI examination * Subject 's unwillingness to undergo surgical rotator cuff repair, participate in post-operative rehabilitation program, and / or adhere to follow up schedule * Pregnant and breastfeeding woman
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kreiskrankenhaus Mechernich GmbH (KKHM)
RECRUITINGMechernich, 53894, Germany
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Orthopädisch Chirurgisches Centrum (OCC)
RECRUITINGTübingen, 72074, Germany
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