Condition (MeSH)
Rotator Cuff Injuries
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 576 trials for Rotator Cuff Injuries or a narrower condition beneath it. Zimmer Biomet has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 10.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
576 of the 576 trials are tagged with Rotator Cuff Injuries itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Rotator Cuff Injuries trials start? (26)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 4 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 1/2
- Phase 2
- Phase 2/3
- Phase 3
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 55
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 37 |
| 2025 | 42 |
| 2024 | 44 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2019 | 45 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2017 | 27 |
Showing 10 of 26 earlier years.
Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 46 trials starting in 2026 and about 44 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.
Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 51 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 20 months across 333 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Rotator Cuff Injuries trials in? (8)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 14 |
| Phase 1/2 | 6 |
| Phase 2 | 14 |
| Phase 2/3 | 8 |
| Phase 3 | 11 |
| Phase 4 | 41 |
| Not applicable | 347 |
| Observational | 135 |
How many Rotator Cuff Injuries trials are recruiting? (9)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 36 |
| Recruiting | 70 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 7 |
| Active, not recruiting | 23 |
| Completed | 280 |
Showing 5 of 9 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Rotator Cuff Injuries trials? (2)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 10 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 7 |
Which drugs are being tested for Rotator Cuff Injuries? (2)
Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| +/- Bupivacaine HCl | 13 |
| Corticosteroid | 4 |
Interventions as named in the registry (13)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| [PRP] platelet rich plasma | 18 |
| Ropivacaine 2 % | 8 |
| Physiotherapy | 7 |
| Dexamethasone/Dexamethasone acetate | 5 |
| Exercise | 5 |
Showing 5 of 13 interventions.
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which serious adverse events do Rotator Cuff Injuries trials report? (10)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer | 6 | 2 |
| Revision | 6 | 1 |
| Shoulder surgery | 6 | 1 |
| Knee arthroplasty | 4 | 1 |
| Respiratory infection | 4 | 1 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Rotator Cuff Injuries? (769)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Diagnosis, Nonsurgical Medical Care, and Rehabilitation: A Clinical Practice Guideline | The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy | 2025 | Yes |
| Effectiveness of high intensity laser treatment in partial supraspinatus tendon tears: a randomised controlled trial. | Lasers in medical science | 2025 | Yes |
| The efficacy of Mulligan mobilization and corticosteroid injection on pain, functionality, and proprioception in rotator cuff tears: A randomized controlled trial. | Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists | 2025 | Yes |
| Risk factors for rotator cuff tear in Syrian adults: a cross-sectional study. | Scientific reports | 2025 | Yes |
| Assessment of the efficacy of early versus delayed mobility exercise after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. | International orthopaedics | 2025 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 769 publications.
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Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.