TRARO (Traumeel® S in Rotator Cuff Syndrome)-Study

Summary

To evaluate functional, clinical, and subjective parameters in patients with rotator cuff syndrome and bursitis treated with Traumeel® S injections versus corticosteroid injections and versus placebo. 160 patients are planned to be randomised (i.e., 64 patients per active treatment group and 32 patients in the placebo group) in 9 investigator sites in Germany, Belgium and Spain. Finally 176 patients have been randomized (73 Traumeel, 67 Fortecortin and 36 Placebo) and 175 of them received at least one dosage of treatment

Timeline

Start

2013-04

Primary completion

2014-04

Completion

2014-06

Publications

• Vanden Bossche L, Vanderstraeten G. A multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial protocol to assess Traumeel injection vs dexamethasone injection in rotator cuff syndrome: the TRAumeel in ROtator cuff syndrome (TRARO) study protocol. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Feb 4;16(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0471-z.

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