A Pocket-Sized coach for shoulder surgery recovery?
NCT ID NCT06520085
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a personalized mobile app can improve recovery after reverse shoulder replacement surgery. About 170 adults undergoing this procedure will be randomly assigned to either use the interactive app or receive standard care. The main goal is to see if the app leads to better shoulder function six weeks after surgery, with pain, quality of life, and satisfaction also measured.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A personalized mobile health application providing interactive postoperative information and rehabilitation guidance
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this app could become a standard tool to help people recover faster and better after shoulder replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and early, and the app's benefit over standard care is unproven. Success may also depend on how well patients engage with the technology.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 170 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * adults undergoing elective reverse shoulder arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: 1\) do not own or are not able to operate a smart device; 2) are scheduled for revision surgery; 3) have a fracture as primary diagnosis; 4) an additional muscle transfer needs to be performed; or 5) are unable to read and understand the Dutch language.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anna ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGGeldrop, Netherlands
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VieCuri Medisch Centrum
RECRUITINGVenlo, Limburg, 5912BL, Netherlands
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