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Improving Patient Outcomes for Shoulder Pain

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Nikhil Verma, MD

Research Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change in pro compliance rate between pre-surgery and 1-year post surgery

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is looking at ways to improve how often patients fill out forms about their health (PRO forms).

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults under 80 who are fluent in English and scheduled for shoulder surgery to treat rotator cuff conditions. It's not suitable for minors, those over 80, or patients with medical histories that prevent safe surgery.

What is being tested?

The study explores ways to improve patient completion rates of self-reported outcome surveys. Interventions include email reminders, discussions before and after surgery, and incentives for completing the surveys.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on survey completion rather than medication or invasive procedures, there are no direct side effects related to traditional clinical interventions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change in pro compliance rate between pre-surgery and 1-year post surgery

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change in pro compliance rate between pre-surgery and 1-year post surgery

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change in pro compliance rate between pre-surgery and 1-year post surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Does patient engagement, through education or monetary incentivization, increase PRO compliance rate at 1 year after surgery, when compared to PRO compliance rate before surgery?

Secondary study objectives

Effects of English proficiency on PRO compliance rate.

Effects of age on PRO compliance rate.

Effects of technological literacy on PRO compliance rate.

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Pre- and post-operative discussion groupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Patients will discuss with their care provider their health outcomes before and at 6-months after their surgery. In addition, patients will receive email reminders to complete their forms, if they haven't done so.

Group II: Incentivised groupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Patients will receive up to $30 in amazon gift cards as an incentive if they complete their forms before surgery, as well as at 6-months and 1-year after surgery. In addition, patients will receive email reminders to complete their forms, if they haven't done so.

Group III: Control groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients will only receive email reminders to complete their forms, if they haven't done so.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Incentive

2008

Completed Phase 3

~67070

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