Home physical therapy help to improve shoulder rehab
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests a home-based physical therapy program using a phone or web platform (VirtuaCare) to help people stick with their post-surgery shoulder exercises. It may help improve how consistently you complete standard rehab after certain shoulder operations.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re having post-operative physical therapy at UC Health after shoulder surgery done by Dr. Brian Grawe
- Your surgery is one of these: total shoulder replacement (primary), reverse shoulder replacement (primary), or a primary rotator cuff repair
- Your doctor prescribed outpatient physical therapy for post-surgery rehabilitation
- Your surgery plan does not include any unexpected or additional/unplanned procedures
- You have not had shoulder surgery too recently (no prior surgery in the last 5 years, or at least 6 months between opposite-shoulder surgeries)
- Your stay after surgery was 3 days or less
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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