Robot therapy for arm weakness from severe shoulder tear
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests whether robot-assisted physical therapy can help people with a severe rotator cuff tear who have lost the ability to lift their arm on their own. It compares this new approach to standard physical therapy to see which one better restores arm function.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You can only raise your arm forward less than 45 degrees by yourself.
- You have a massive, long-standing tear in at least two rotator cuff tendons that cannot be sewn back.
- Someone else can move your shoulder almost fully without pain or resistance.
- Muscle quality in your shoulder has declined significantly (fatty infiltration).
- Strengthening has not brought back your active movement despite an injection.
- You can speak and understand English or German.
- You do not have certain other shoulder conditions, recent injuries, or prior shoulder surgery in the last two years.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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