Comparison of the Accuracy of Telehealth Examination Versus Clinical Examination in the Detection of Rotator Cuff Tears

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tear

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Telehealth clinical exam; Diagnostic Test: Standard clinical exam

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03906630

Pro00101866

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare how accurately a pseudo-telehealth shoulder examination diagnoses rotator cuff tears compared to a regular clinical examination. MRI is used as the gold standard.

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 40 years of age or older, presenting with shoulder pain, and seen in the Duke Sports Medicine clinic by Dr. Wittstein or Dr. Lassiter

Exclusion criteria

• Patient cannot have had prior shoulder arthroplasty, instability or history of fracture/dislocation. Pregnant women will be excluded from the study because there will be an MRI. Anyone unable or unwilling to have an MRI will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

65 participants in 1 patient group

Shoulder patients

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Standard clinical exam

Diagnostic Test: Telehealth clinical exam