Investigation of the Effect of Motor Control Exercises in Patients Undergoing Rotator Cuff Surgery

Last updated: December 4, 2023
Sponsor: Pamukkale University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Motor control exercise

Standard exercise

Clinical Study ID

NCT06156423
E-60116787-020-390737
  • Ages 18-65
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of motor control exercises given through telerehabilitation on shoulder function and quality of life in patients undergoing rotator cuff surgery.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Undergone rotator cuff surgery
  • being 18 years of age
  • agree to participate in the study,
  • allowed early rehabilitation after surgery,
  • can speak and understand Turkish
  • can make video conferences and phone calls.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • have had previous surgery on the affected shoulder,
  • have neurological deficits and motor control disorders,
  • have systemic rheumatological disease,
  • have developed any complications that may affect rehabilitation in the shoulder,
  • have had revision surgery on the affected shoulder.

Study Design

Total Participants: 34
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Motor control exercise
Phase:
Study Start date:
September 10, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2025

Study Description

Treatment of rotator cuff tears can be conservative or surgical. The aim of rehabilitation postoperative period, is to reduce pain, increase joint range of motion (ROM), and enable the patient to return to normal functional activities as soon as possible while preventing the repaired tissue from tearing again.

Motor control training based on motor control theory reorganizes the cerebral cortex. In people with shoulder pain, a scapulothoracic posture retraining program reduces shoulder pain and improves scapulothoracic movement and muscle activation patterns and shoulder function. Therefore, rehabilitation should include correct positioning of the scapulothoracic joint through active muscle activation (motor control training) and retraining. However, the evidence is still limited and the effect of motor control exercises is not yet fully understood. Over the last 15 years, telerehabilitation in the broader field of telehealth has been used to help patients in rural areas improve healthcare and access services to reduce cost and transportation issues. Studies on the upper extremity have also begun to increase in recent years. The aim of the study is to examine the effect of motor control exercises given through telerehabilitation on shoulder function and quality of life in patients undergoing rotator cuff surgery.

Connect with a study center

  • Sinem Yenil

    Denizli, 20060
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

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