Comparison of the Accuracy of Telehealth Examination Versus Clinical Examination in the Detection of Rotator Cuff Tears

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03906630

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-08

Start date

2019-08-19

Completion date

2020-11-05

Last updated

2020-11-16

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Conditions

Rotator Cuff Tear

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare how accurately a pseudo-telehealth shoulder examination diagnoses rotator cuff tears compared to a regular clinical examination. MRI is used as the gold standard.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTTelehealth clinical exam

This is a pseudo telehealth clinical exam for patients presenting with shoulder pain

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTStandard clinical exam

This is a standard in-person clinical exam for patients presenting with shoulder pain

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 40 years of age or older, presenting with shoulder pain, and seen in the Duke Sports Medicine clinic by Dr. Wittstein or Dr. Lassiter

Exclusion criteria

* Patient cannot have had prior shoulder arthroplasty, instability or history of fracture/dislocation. Pregnant women will be excluded from the study because there will be an MRI. Anyone unable or unwilling to have an MRI will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Agreement with MRI findings as they pertain to presence or absence of a rotator cuff tear	Within 1 month of exam	% of exams that agreed with the MRI findings

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026