Using VirtuaCareTM Platform for Home Programs in Acute and Chronic Shoulder Conditions: A Pilot Study
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Summary
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.
Description
In today's environment, review of a patient's rehabilitation progress and recovery is limited to in-person, one-on-one clinic visits with their therapist periodically. While these sessions are typically well-defined and comprehensive, there are no mechanisms currently available to help the clinicians and therapists to effectively engage with patients when they are not in the clinic. Patients are prescribed at-home exercises after each visit and the therapists have no line of sight as to how the patient is progressing or if the patient is even adhering to the treatment plan. The patient typica…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Physical therapy home program subjects * 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. Patients who had usual and customary treatment for acute and chronic shoulder conditions • Any patient referred based on inclusion criteria noted above that are referred for outpatient physical therap…
Interventions
- OtherUse of VirtuaCare™ for home program
Use of VirtuaCare™ system for the Home Program.
Locations (2)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Outpatient RehabilitationLos Angeles, California
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California