The cycloergometer is a mechanical device consisting of a bicycle frame fixed on a support base, designed to measure the amount of muscle work performed during exercise and the resistance to pedaling. The cycloergometer has been already employed in many fields of medicine. However, up to date, a little use of cycloergometer in the management of chronic joint diseases has been documented and scientific studies have not clarified if cycloergometer is effective in these diseases and, particularly, in Rotator Cuff Tear patients.
To evaluate the effects of cycloergometer on pain during activities (primary outcome) and shoulder functionality, the investigators performed a prospective randomized controlled study (pilot study) in patients with a symptomatic full-thickness RCT. Since cycloergometer works through a continuous active and passive joint mobilization, the investigators expect it can reduce pain and improve shoulder functionality becoming a useful tool for physicians in the management of RCT patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
Daily training of the RCT patients was provided by the use of a cycloergometer at home. Educational support once a month was guaranteed by a nurse of the telemedicine service
Visual Numeric Scale (VNS)
The scale evaluated shoulder pain during activity
Time frame: Change from Baseline VNS at 6 months after the out-patient rehabilitation
Constant-Murley scale
The scale evaluated shoulder functionality
Time frame: Change from Baseline Constant-Murley scale at 6 months after the out-patient rehabilitation
Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
The Questionnaire evaluated Disability
Time frame: Change from Baseline HAQ at 6 months after the out-patient rehabilitation
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