TeleRehabilitation Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Level of Range of Motion
Overview
Brief Summary
Telerehabilitation is a form of tele-treatment in which rehabilitation services are dispensed at patients' home utilizing video telecommunication services with real-time synchronous exchange of information. The advantages of telerehabilitation include reducing unnecessary travel to the hospital and person to person contact while maintaining social distancing. While some of the patients are truly staying at remote areas, others are unable to manage travel in the lockdown period. Telemedicine offers the opportunity to deliver rehabilitative services in the patients' home, closing geographic, physical, and motivational gaps. Punctuality on either side is also assured since the travel times are saved on both the ends.
The purpose of the research study is to compare two standard of care rehabilitation methods (telerehabilitation vs in-person rehabilitation) following routine rotator cuff repair. Objectives include assessing range of motion and patient reported functional outcomes.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 40 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Scheduled to undergo Rotator Cuff repair
- •Age 40-80
- •Ability to comply with a standardized postoperative protocol
- •Willing and able to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant patient
- •Age \<40 years
- •Previous shoulder surgery
- •Unable to speak English or perform informed consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Level of Range of Motion
Time Frame: up to 1 year post-op
Active and passive range of motions will be tested in participants: forward flexion, abduction and internal/external rotation at 0° and 90°.
Secondary Outcomes
- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Score(up to 1 year post-op)
- American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Questionnaire Score(up to 1 year post-op)