NCT07205094

Effect of Telerehabilitation on Quality of Life, Pain, and Function After Rotator Cuff Surgery

Effect of Telerehabilitation Versus Conventional Physiotherapy on Quality of Life, Pain, and Functional Outcomes in Patients Following Rotator Cuff Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aysan Yaghoubi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

he purpose of this study was to find out whether telerehabilitation after rotator cuff surgery can help reduce pain, improve shoulder movement, increase muscle strength, enhance functional ability, and improve quality of life compared to conventional physiotherapy. The study included 30 participants who had undergone rotator cuff surgery at least six weeks earlier. They were divided into two groups: a telerehabilitation group (n=20) and a conventional physiotherapy control group (n=10). Both groups followed an eight-week exercise program, which included range of motion, stretching, strengthening, and stabilization exercises. The study found that both groups improved in pain, shoulder mobility, muscle strength, function, and quality of life. Participants in the telerehabilitation group showed particularly greater improvements in shoulder flexion, flexor muscles, external rotator muscles, and overall quality of life. These results suggest that telerehabilitation may be an effective alternative to traditional physiotherapy after rotator cuff surgery.

Conditions

• Rotator Cuff Tears

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Telerehabilitation exercise program	8-week telerehabilitation program including range of motion, stretching, strengthening, and stabilization exercise
OTHER	Conventional physiotherapy program	8-week conventional face-to-face physiotherapy program including range of motion, stretching, strengthening, and stabilization exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-28
• Primary completion: 2025-04-30
• Completion: 2025-05-02
• First posted: 2025-10-03
• Last updated: 2025-10-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)