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Shoulder Prosthesis Telerehab Care Trial
Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent
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
Official title: The PROTECT-study: Home-based Telerehabilitation in the Post-operative Care After Shoulder Arthroplasty Compared to Usual Care: a Randomized Control Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2023-03-01
Completion Date
2026-09-30
Last Updated
2024-04-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
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.
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).
Locations (1)
Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium