Hybrid Versus Fully In-person Physiotherapy for Non-traumatic Shoulder Pain in Routine Care.

NCT07374900 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: TDN-REHABI-01202600020011-1408-2022-000012
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 129
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Prospective consecutive observational cohort study in routine care comparing hybrid versus fully in-person supervised physiotherapy for non-traumatic shoulder pain/dysfunction delivered under the standardized REHABI program. The primary outcome is time to clinical discharge (days from first visit to discharge). Secondary outcomes include change in pain (VAS/composite VAS) and change in total clinical deficit score from baseline to discharge.

Conditions

Digital Shoulder Rehabilitation

Keywords

shoulder pain; physiotherapy; hybrid rehabilitation; home exercise; time to discharge; real-world evidence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Time to clinical discharge

  Days from first visit (baseline, V1) to clinical discharge.

  From baseline (V1) until discharge (end of rehabilitation episode, approximately 1 to 6 months after baseline, depending on clinical evolution)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in total clinical deficit score

  baseline and discharge (approximately 1 to 6 months after baseline, depending on clinical evolution)

• Change in pain (VAS / composite VAS)

  baseline and discharge (approximately 1 to 6 months after baseline, depending on clinical evolution)

Study Arms (2)

Group 1: Hybrid rehabilitation

One supervised in-person session plus two remote (non-face-to-face) sessions per week, delivered in 3-week cycles.

Group 2: In-person rehabilitation

Description:three supervised in-person sessions per week, delivered in 3-week cycles according to the REHABI protocol.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 71 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain treated in a private sports physiotherapy clinic in Pamplona, Spain, who are referred or self-referred for conservative management, consecutively enrolled in the REHABI digital rehabilitation program, and who have access to and basic skills to use a smartphone.

You may qualify if:

• Age 18-71 years
• Non-traumatic shoulder pain/dysfunction
• Access to a smartphone to view exercises
• Completion of a full rehabilitation episode within the study period

You may not qualify if:

• Acute fractures or dislocations
• Arthritis/osteoarthritis
• Osteosarcoma or osteomyelitis
• Recent shoulder surgery
• Incomplete rehabilitation episode or missing baseline/discharge data

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Pública de Navarra: lead

Study Sites (1)

TDN Clínica Traumatología y Rehabilitación SLP

Noaín, Navarre, 31110, Spain

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Setuain I, Gonzalez-Izal M, Paularena A, Luque JL, Andersen LL, Izquierdo M. A protocol for a new methodological model for work-related shoulder complex injuries: From diagnosis to rehabilitation. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Feb 7;18(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1435-2.

  PMID: 28173784 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthralgia; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• José A Sanz, PHD

  Universidad Pública de Navarra

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Igor Setuain, PHD

  TDN Clinica

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Iban Latasa, PHD

  IED Electronics

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 200 Days
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 15, 2026
• First Posted: January 29, 2026
• Study Start: March 17, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 11, 2025
• Study Completion: November 11, 2025
• Last Updated: January 29, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)