Shoulder
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients undergoing a shoulder arthroplasty or rotator cuff repair will be enrolled in the study. Patients will be asked to undergo driving simulator assessments post-operatively in ATI Physical Therapy for up to 12 weeks after surgery in order to determine when it may be safe for them to return to driving. Additional assessments include patient-reported outcomes, range of motion, and strength measures, which are all standard of care. Study participation concludes when the patient passes the driving simulator test.
Interventions
OTHERDriving simulator
Computer simulated driving assessment
Sponsors
The Hawkins Foundation
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients undergoing either Rotator Cuff Repair or Shoulder arthroplasty from participating surgeon 2. Patients receiving physical therapy from ATI Patewood clinic 3. Must be able and willing to complete all study assessments and to be followed for the full course of the study. 4. Must be able to read, write and follow instructions in English. 5. In the opinion of the investigator, is that they subject is competent to participate in study activities 6. Prior to injury, patient was routinely driving.
Exclusion criteria
1. Prior shoulder surgery in the last 90 day 2. Individuals with a history of any underlying neurological conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Driving Assessment | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Clinical Driving Simulator |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Measuring shoulder strength |
| Visual Analog Pain Score | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Patient reported level of pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being extreme pain and 0 being no pain |
| Single Alpha Numeric Evaluation of the shoulder | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Percentage of normal for affected shoulder between 0 and 100, with 100 being a perfectly normal shoulder and 0 being a completely abnormal shoulder |
| Range of Motion | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Measuring shoulder range of motion |
| Brief Resilience Scale | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Patient reported resilience on a scale of 0 to 30, with 30 indicating high resilience and 0 indicating low resilience |
| Shoulder function | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Shoulder function as measured by American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons assessment |
| Veterans Rand 12 Item Health Survey | surgery through 12 weeks post-op | Patient reported quality of life. Score contains a physical component and mental component score. Both scales are continuous and values range from 0 to 70, with higher scoring indicating higher physical and mental component scores |
Contacts
Primary ContactStephan Pill, MD
Backup ContactKyle J Adams
Outcome results
None listed