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Digital rehabilitation for Chronic Shoulder Pain

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sam Pak, PT
Research Sponsored by Sword Health, SA
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 baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after initiation of rehabilitation program
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a new digital exercise program for people with shoulder tendonitis. The program uses a special device that tracks movements and gives feedback to help patients do their exercises correctly at home. The goal is to see if this digital program works as well as traditional physical therapy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Shoulder Pain
  • Shoulder Tendinitis
  • Musculoskeletal Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after initiation of rehabilitation program
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after initiation of rehabilitation program for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in the shortened Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (QuickDASH)
Secondary study objectives
Change in patient engagement levels
Change in patient satisfaction scores
Change in satisfaction with social roles and discretional social activities
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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Digital RehabilitationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Home-based 8-week rehabilitation sessions using SWORD Phoenix®, under remote monitoring by a physical therapist
Group II: Conventional RehabilitationActive Control1 Intervention
Outpatient clinic-based 8 week rehabilitation program with face-to-face PT sessions
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Digital rehabilitation
2021
N/A
~90

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoOTHER
2,586 Previous Clinical Trials
14,899,974 Total Patients Enrolled
Sword Health, SALead Sponsor
12 Previous Clinical Trials
409,347 Total Patients Enrolled
Sam Pak, PTPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Francisco
~21 spots leftby Nov 2025