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

NCT ID: NCT06744218

Last Updated: 2024-12-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-22

Study Completion Date

2026-11-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rotator Cuff Injuries

Keywords

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telerehabilitation physiotherapist rotator cuff repair surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Treatment

Intervention Type 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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental Treatment

Intervention Type 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

Interventions

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Standard 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

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Experimental 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

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Ospedale del Delta

Lagosanto, Ferrara, Italy

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

IRCCS Istituto ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Italia, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Silvana Sartini, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 0516366

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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elisabetta zucchini

Role: primary

Silvana Sartini, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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Teleriab-Cuffia

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id