Telerehabilitation vs. In-person Physiotherapy in Young Elite Baseball Players

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tear; Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

Treatments: Behavioral: Telerehabilitation Physiotherapy; Behavioral: In person physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07164625

CE22241A

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares physical therapy delivered through video calls to in-person therapy for young baseball players with shoulder pain. The goal is to see if remote therapy is as effective and easier for them to stick with

Full description

This study compares physical therapy delivered through video calls to in-person therapy for young baseball players with shoulder pain. The goal is to see if remote therapy is as effective and easier for them to stick with

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• unilateral shoulder symptoms (chronic pain, instability, or weakness) for more than 3 months together with a diagnosis of rotator cuff tendinopathy or mild partial-thickness tear (≤25% of tendon thickness) confirmed by ultrasound or MRI

Exclusion criteria

• history of prior shoulder surgery within the past 12 months; partial-thickness tear greater than 25% or full-thickness tear; associated pathology requiring surgical management (e.g., humeral head avulsion fracture); significant elbow symptoms or injury; systemic inflammatory disease; neurologic disorders affecting upper limb function; and inability to comply with the intervention or scheduled assessments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

50 participants in 2 patient groups

Telerehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

A 6-week program delivered via real-time video sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: Telerehabilitation Physiotherapy

In-person

Active Comparator group

Description:

A 6-week program delivered face-to-face, including hands-on treatments

Treatment:

Behavioral: In person physiotherapy