NCT06744218

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

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

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	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
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-22
• Primary completion: 2026-10-01
• Completion: 2026-11-01
• First posted: 2024-12-20
• Last updated: 2025-12-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Italy