A Pivotal Study to Assess the InSpace™ Device for Treatment of Full Thickness Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02493660 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 9, 2015
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Rotator Cuff Syndrome | Device: InSpace sub-acromial tissue spacer system Procedure: Partial repair of rotator cuff | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 184 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Single Blinded, Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled, Pivotal Study to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the InSpace™ Device for Treatment of Full Thickness Massive Rotator Cuff Tears |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 26, 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 6, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 29, 2020 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: InSpace implantation
Arthroscopic InSpace (Sub-acromial tissue spacer system) implantation
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Device: InSpace sub-acromial tissue spacer system
Arthroscopic implantation of InSpace sub-acromial tissue spacer system |
Active Comparator: Tendon Repair
Arthroscopic partial repair of rotator cuff
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Procedure: Partial repair of rotator cuff
Arthroscopic partial repair of rotator cuff |
- To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the InSpace device as a primary surgical treatment for full-thickness massive rotator cuff tears. A composite endpoint requiring each of the following to be met to declare patient-level success [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 1 years post operation ]WORC total score improvement of ≥275 points by Week 6 from pre-operative baseline and maintained at Month 12
- Composite endpoint for ASES scores [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 1 years post operation ]ASES overall score improvement of ≥6.4 points by Week 6 from pre-operative baseline and maintained at Month 12;
- No subsequent secondary surgical interventions (SSSIs) in index shoulder [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years post operation ]No subsequent secondary surgical interventions ("SSSIs") in the index shoulder through Month 12;
- To have an absence of serious adverse device effects (SADEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years post operation ]Absence of serious adverse device effects ("SADEs"), through Month 12.
- Composite change in Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) score [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Composite endpoint component-level success for WORC total score compared to baseline;
- Composite change in American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Composite endpoint component-level success for ASES overall score compared to baseline
- Change in Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) score [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Change in WORC total score from baseline
- Change in American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Change in ASES overall score from baseline
- Change in Constant-Murley Shoulder Outcome score [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Change in Constant shoulder scores from baseline to each follow-up visit
- Change in Quality of Life (EQ-5D-6L) score [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Change in EuroQOL(EQ-5D-5L) five dimensions questionnaire from baseline to each follow-up visit
- Change in Visual analogue scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Change in visual analogue scale ("VAS") pain score from baseline;
- Change in range of motion (ROM) (ASES) [ Time Frame: At each follow up visit up to 2 years post operation ]Change in range of motion ("ROM") (ASES Physician Assessment) from baseline.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Main Inclusion Criteria:
- Positive diagnostic imaging by MRI of the index shoulder indicating a full thickness Massive Rotator Cuff Tear (MRCT), measuring ≥ 5 cm in diameter involving ≥ two tendons (confirmed Intra-operatively)
- Functional deltoid muscle and preserved passive range of motion on physical examination
- Documented VAS score of > 30 mm pain
- Failed non-operative treatment of at least 4 months
- Patient in general good health,independent, and can comply with all post-operative evaluations and visits.
Main Exclusion Criteria:
- Known allergy to the device material (copolymer of PLA and -ε-caprolactone)
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Evidence of the following conditions:
- significant gleno-humeral or acromiohumeral arthritis
- full thickness cartilage loss as seen on MRI
- gleno-humeral instability (excessive translation of the humeral head on the glenoid fossa)
- pre-existing deltoid defect or deltoid palsy
- major joint trauma, infection or necrosis
- partial thickness tears of the supraspinatous
- fully reparable rotator cuff tear [Tear of less than 5 cm in diameter (or < 4 cm2) with retractable tendon that can be fully repaired]
- The subject requires concomitant subscapularis repair and/or labral repair
- Previous surgery of the index shoulder in the past 1 year, excluding diagnostic arthroscopy
- The subject's condition is bilateral and rotator cuff repair is scheduled or to be scheduled over the course of this study for the contra lateral shoulder
- Major medical condition that could affect quality of life and influence the results of the study (e.g. HIV or other immunosuppressive conditions, active malignancy in the past 5 years, acute MI, CVA, etc.)
- Documented evidence of a history of drug/alcohol abuse within 12 months of enrollment
- The subject's condition represents a worker's compensation case
- The subject is currently involved in a health-related litigation procedure
- Females of child-bearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding or plan to become pregnant during the course of the study
- Concurrent participation in any other investigational clinical study one month prior to enrollment or during the entire study period
- The subject has implanted metallic devices (e.g., cardiac pacemakers, insulin pumps, nerve stimulators), medically implanted clips or other electronically, magnetically or mechanically activated implants that would contraindicate undergoing a MRI scan or has claustrophobia that would inhibit ability to undergo a MRI scan .
- The subject is physically or mentally compromised (e.g., currently being treated for a psychiatric disorder, senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc.), to the extent that the Investigator judges the subject to be unable or unlikely to remain compliant to follow-up
- The subject is receiving prescription narcotic pain medication for conditions unrelated to the index shoulder condition
- The subject currently has an acute infection in the area surrounding the surgical site.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02493660

Study Director: | Assaf Dekel, MD | Ortho-Space |
Responsible Party: | OrthoSpace Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02493660 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CLD-OR-010 |
First Posted: | July 9, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 24, 2020 |
Last Verified: | March 2020 |
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