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NCT Number: NCT06744218

Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation as an Alternative to Outpatient Physiotherapy in the 1 Month After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Rotator Cuff Injuries Rupture Shoulder Injuries Tendon Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

40 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ospedale del Delta, Lagosanto, Ferrara, Italy

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Standard treatment

Procedure

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

Experimental Treatment

Procedure

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Constant-Murley Score

    Time frame: 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 outcomes

  1. Mobility of the shoulder

    Time frame: At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months

    Range of motion of the shoulder seen by movements made during the rehabilitation

  2. Numeric rating scale

    Time frame: 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)

  3. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand

    Time frame: 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

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Silvana Sartini, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0516366 ext. 051

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

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Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation as an Alternative to Outpatient Physiotherapy in the 1 Month After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery: Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 20, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 26, 2025

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