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Why participants in The United Kingdom Rotator Cuff Tear (UKUFF) trial did not remain in their allocated treatment arm: A qualitative study

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Objective

The UKUFF trial was a three-way parallel group randomised trial comparing surgical and non-surgical treatments for people with rotator cuff tears of their shoulder.

High crossover between arms in the UKUFF led to the original trial design being reconfigured; ‘Rest then Exercise’ was halted. This study explored why participants recruited did not remain within allocated treatment arms and explored crossover and surgical decision making.

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.physio.2017.09.002

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9363-0383
Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Physiotherapy More from this journal
Volume:
104
Issue:
2
Pages:
224-231
Publication date:
2017-09-21
Acceptance date:
2017-09-06
DOI:
EISSN:
1873-1465
ISSN:
0031-9406
Pmid:
29361297
Language:
English
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pubs:821408
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uuid:8728a317-9317-48c4-89ac-3d2caddb2d2b
Local pid:
pubs:821408
Source identifiers:
821408
Deposit date:
2018-07-30

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