The present study aims to verify whether telerehabilitation as an alternative to in-person treatment (both conducted by a physiotherapist) can be a valid option in terms of pain, recovery of the rom, shoulder functionality compared to those provided by therapy alone. face-to-face rehabilitation in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
46
Patients who will be assigned to the control group and subjected to standard treatment (usual care at our clinic) will undergo a physiotherapy treatment of 8 in-person sessions for 4 post-operative weeks
patients who will be assigned to the experimental group and subjected to the experimental treatment will undergo a physiotherapy treatment of 8 sessions in telerehabilitation for 4 post-operative weeks
Ospedale del Delta
Lagosanto, Ferrara, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIRCCS Istituto ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italia, Italy
RECRUITINGConstant-Murley Score
The Constant-Murley score (CMS) is a 100-point scale made up of a series of individual parameters. These parameters define the patient's pain level and ability to carry out normal daily activities
Time frame: At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months
Mobility of the shoulder
Range of motion of the shoulder seen by movements made during the rehabilitation
Time frame: At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months
Numeric rating scale
Description of pain by numeric rating scale, from 0 no pain, to 10 worst pain ever (0-10)
Time frame: At baseline (day 0), after one months, after 3 months
Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire is a 30-item questionnaire that examines a patient's ability to perform certain upper extremity activities
Time frame: at baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months
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