Rotator Cuff Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
telerehabilitation, physiotherapist, rotator cuff repair surgery
Brief summary
The present study aims to verify whether telerehabilitation as an alternative to in-person treatment (both conducted by a physiotherapist) can be a valid option in terms of pain, recovery of the rom, shoulder functionality compared to those provided by therapy alone. face-to-face rehabilitation in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery.
Interventions
PROCEDUREStandard Treatment
Patients who will be assigned to the control group and subjected to standard treatment (usual care at our clinic) will undergo a physiotherapy treatment of 8 in-person sessions for 4 post-operative weeks
PROCEDUREExperimental Treatment
patients who will be assigned to the experimental group and subjected to the experimental treatment will undergo a physiotherapy treatment of 8 sessions in telerehabilitation for 4 post-operative weeks
Sponsors
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Male or female patients aged between 40 and 70 years * Patients undergoing arthroscopic repair surgery of the rotator cuff tendons * Start of outpatient treatment within 7 days of discharge from the Orthopedic Department of the Argenta and Delta hospitals * Continuation of rehabilitation care at the IOR Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine service in Argenta or at the Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Medicine service of the Delta Hospital. * Patients who have provided informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Previous shoulder surgeries * difficulty understanding the Italian language/language barrier * unavailability of IT devices or stable wi-fi connection by the patient
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constant-Murley Score | At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months | The Constant-Murley score (CMS) is a 100-point scale made up of a series of individual parameters. These parameters define the patient's pain level and ability to carry out normal daily activities |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility of the shoulder | At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months | Range of motion of the shoulder seen by movements made during the rehabilitation |
| Numeric rating scale | At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months | Description of pain by numeric rating scale, from 0 no pain, to 10 worst pain ever (0-10) |
| Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand | at baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months | The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire is a 30-item questionnaire that examines a patient's ability to perform certain upper extremity activities |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactSilvana Sartini, MD
Outcome results
None listed