Post-operative rehabilitation using a digital healthcare system in patients who had undergone rotator cuff repair: protocol for a single-center randomized controlled trial

Won Kee Chang, Jong In Lee, Ji Hye Hwang, Jae-Young Lim, Won Kee Chang, Jong In Lee, Ji Hye Hwang, Jae-Young Lim

Abstract

Background: Operative repair of a rotator cuff tear requires up to 12 weeks of post-operative (post-op) home-based rehabilitation. Maintaining patients' compliance in the post-op rehabilitation program is a pivotal component for generating successful outcomes. By developing a post-op rehabilitation-oriented digital healthcare system and applying it in patients who had undergone rotator cuff repair, we aim to increase the efficacy of the rehabilitation program and raise patients' compliance levels. Here, we present a protocol developed for comparing the efficacy of rehabilitation using a newly developed augmented reality (AR)-based digital healthcare system with that of conventional rehabilitation for post-op rehabilitation of rotator cuff repair.

Methods: This study will recruit a total of 115 patients who had undergone rotator cuff repair within 3 days after surgery. Patients will be randomly allocated to rehabilitation using an AR-based digital healthcare system (digital group) or conventional rehabilitation (conventional group). Patients in both groups will perform brochure-based exercises from the immediate post-op period to post-op 6 weeks. From post-op 6 weeks to 12 weeks, patients in the digital group will use the AR-based system for post-op exercises, whereas patients in the conventional group will continue brochure-based rehabilitation exercises. The primary outcome will be scores on the Simple Shoulder Test at post-op 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes include numeric rating scale scores for pain, measures of range of motion and muscle strength of the affected shoulder, grip strength of the affected arm, scores on the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand test, the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, and the EuroQoL-5D-5L quality-of-life measure. Analyses will be conducted using an intention-to-treat approach.

Discussion: This study will examine the effectiveness of an AR-based digital healthcare system for post-op rehabilitation in the patients after rotator cuff repair. The study will add evidence for the application of digital healthcare systems in post-op rehabilitation.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04511377. Registered on 10 August 2020.

Keywords: Augmented reality; Postoperative care; Rehabilitation; Rotator cuff injuries.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

© 2022. The Author(s).

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