Using VirtuaCareTM Platform for Home Programs in Acute and Chronic Shoulder Conditions: A Pilot Study

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Conditions studied: Shoulder Disease, Shoulder Injuries

In brief

This study will be performed to determine if Band Connect's VirtuaCare™ platform increases patient compliance and provides an effective alternative to current physical therapy treatment while reducing the frequency of visits compared with standard orthopedic physical therapy treatment performed in the outpatient clinic. Participants are being asked to take part in this research study if 18 years and older and have been prescribed physical therapy rehabilitation for an acute or chronic shoulder condition and as part of the participant's physical therapy will receive a shoulder exercise home program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06016257

Run by

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

People needed

20

Starts

2024-02-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Physical therapy home program subjects
• Subject 18 years or older
• Outpatient physical therapy prescribed by doctor for shoulder rehabilitation.
• No previous neurological condition
• Understand English (exercises are only in English) Physical therapists
• The therapists will be the ones who provide physical therapy treatment to the acute and chronic shoulder population.
• Patients who had usual and customary treatment for acute and chronic shoulder conditions
• Any patient referred based on inclusion criteria noted above that are referred for outpatient physical therapy and had a previous acute or chronic shoulder condition, were 18 years and older and had no previously documented neurological condition.

You may not qualify if…

• Physical therapy home program subjects
• Prior surgery within the last 5 years or less than 6 months between surgery
• Neurologic comorbidities that have functional deficits
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• Diagnosis with active cancer in the last two years
• Unable to understand English
• Physical therapists • Any therapist who does not provide physical therapy treatment for acute and chronic shoulder conditions.
• Patients who had usual and customary treatment for acute and chronic shoulder conditions
• Any patient who had prior surgery within the last 5 years or less than 6 months between surgery, had neurological comorbidities that had documented functional deficits, documented uncontrollable diabetes, documented diagnosis of active cancer within the last two years.

Where it is running

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Outpatient Rehabilitation — Los Angeles, California, United States (enrolling)
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States (enrolling)

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