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

Description

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.

Conditions

Shoulder Disease, Shoulder Injuries

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

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

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

Condition
Shoulder Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Outpatient Rehabilitation, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

Los Angeles

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 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.
  • * 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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,

Pamela S Roberts, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-07-31