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

NCT06744218 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Teleriab-Cuffia
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

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.

Conditions

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Keywords

telerehabilitation; physiotherapist; rotator cuff repair surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Constant-Murley Score

  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

  At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Mobility of the shoulder

  At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months

• Numeric rating scale

  At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months

• Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand

  at baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Standard

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Procedure: Standard Treatment

experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure: Experimental Treatment

Interventions

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

experimental

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

Standard

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• Previous shoulder surgeries
• difficulty understanding the Italian language/language barrier
• unavailability of IT devices or stable wi-fi connection by the patient

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli: lead

Study Sites (2)

Ospedale del Delta

Lagosanto, Ferrara, 44023, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

IRCCS Istituto ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Italia, 40136, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rupture; Wounds and Injuries; Shoulder Injuries; Tendon Injuries

Central Study Contacts

Silvana Sartini, MD

CONTACT

0516366; silvana.sartini@ior.it

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2024
• First Posted: December 20, 2024
• Study Start: November 22, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

IT (2)