App-Based rehab could replace office visits after shoulder surgery
NCT ID NCT05789784
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways to recover after reverse total shoulder replacement: using a smartphone app (mymobility) for home exercises versus standard in-person physical therapy. Researchers will enroll 100 adults to see if the app works just as well. The main goal is to measure pain and function using a standard shoulder score.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mymobility digital platform for physical therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a smartphone app is just as effective as in-person physical therapy for recovery after shoulder replacement, potentially making rehab more convenient and accessible.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (100 participants) comparing two rehab approaches, not testing a new drug or device. The app may not work as well for everyone, especially those less comfortable with 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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: * 18 years of age or older. * Primary Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty performed for diagnosis of cuff tear arthropathy (CTA), massive rotator cuff tears (mRCT), osteoarthritis (OA), or inflammatory arthritis (IA). * Have a functioning smartphone model compatible with the mymobility platform. Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years of age. * Revision Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty * Concomitant tendon transfer * Planned discharge to inpatient rehab facility, skilled nursing home, or use of home health therapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 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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Atlantis Orthopedics
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410, United States
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Campbell Clinic
Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43202, United States
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Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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