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Digitally Delivered Exercise and Education Treatment for Shoulder Pain: 3 Months Follow-up

NCT05402514 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 682

Last updated 2023-11-21

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Summary

The overall aim of this project is to describe changes in pain and perceived shoulder dysfunction in patients with subacromial shoulder pain, following 3 months of digitally delivered first-line treatment containing exercise and patient education with support of a licensed physical therapist.

The intervention, a digital first-line treatment for subacromial shoulder pain is a part of the public healthcare system in Sweden and all residents in the country can access the treatment. The treatment program is based on the existing evidence for treating subacromial shoulder pain and is inspired by specific exercises that have been documented to reduce the need for surgery in the patient group. The program focuses on strengthening the rotator cuff and the muscles stabilizing the scapula. The intervention procedure is similar to previous digital treatments by the same digital care provider and is thoroughly described in previous studies.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain
  • Subacromial Pain Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Digitally delivered exercise and education treatment Joint Academy

The Joint Academy® (www.jointacademy.com) program for people with subacromial shoulder pain consist of two daily distributed and progressively adaptable exercises there are delivered through the app as videos with subtitles. Patient education is provided 2-3 times per week as short lessons in the app with a quiz following the text to ensure that the information is properly understood by the patients. An individual physical therapist is assigned to each patient with compulsory telephone or video consultations at the start of the treatment, at 6 weeks and at 3 months. An asynchronous chat function with the physical therapist is available during the treatment period as well as a peer support chat.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lund University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Joint Academy

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Leif E Dahlberg, Professor · Arthro Therapeutics /Joint Academy

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-05
Primary Completion
2022-06-24
Completion
2022-06-24

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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