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Shoulder Prosthesis Telerehab Care Trial

NCT05699031 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2024-04-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the rehabilitation by use of a smartphone-app with the usual care of physical therapy in patients, 60 years and older, who underwent a primary shoulder arthroplasty.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* is the outcome of rehabilitation with the app as good as the usual care?
* is the outcome for both types of shoulder arthroplasty similar?
* what is the usability of the app?.

Participants will

* have treatment according to the group they are allocated to
* fill in questionnaires at specific moments during the rehabilitation stage (0 - 3 months ) and at 1 year post-surgery

Conditions

  • SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
  • REHABILITATION
  • TELEREHABILITATION

Interventions

DEVICE

APP

Patients allocated in the app-group will use the newly developed smartphone app te rehabilitate. 5 exercises are provided daily. Daily questionnaires will monitor exercise performance, VAS pain, household activities. Information modules will be sent at specific times.

OTHER

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Patients allocated in the physio-group will go, twice a week, to a physical therapist of their choice to rehabilitate. The physical therapist will follow the general guidelines provided by the hospital (surgeon).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Ghent

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexander Van Tongel, PhD · University Ghent, University Hospital Ghent

  • Ann Cools, PhD · University Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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