Chris Littlewood
Physiotherapist-led exercise versus usual care (waiting-list) control for patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial (POWER).
Littlewood, Chris; Moffatt, Maria; Beckhelling, Jacqueline; Davis, Daniel; Burden, Adrian; Pitt, Lisa; Lalande, Stacey; Maddocks, Catrin; Stephens, Gareth; Tunnicliffe, Helen; Pawson, Jessica; Lloyd, James; Manca, Andrea; Wade, Julia; Foster, Nadine E
Authors
Maria Moffatt
Jacqueline Beckhelling
Daniel Davis
Adrian Burden
Lisa Pitt
Stacey Lalande
Catrin Maddocks
Gareth Stephens
Helen Tunnicliffe
Jessica Pawson
James Lloyd
Andrea Manca
Julia Wade
Nadine E Foster
Abstract
Once a decision to undergo rotator cuff repair surgery is made, patients are placed on the waiting list. It can take weeks or months to receive surgery. There has been a call to move from waiting lists to 'preparation' lists to better prepare patients for surgery and to ensure it remains an appropriate treatment option for them. To evaluate the feasibility, as measured by recruitment rates, treatment fidelity and follow-up rates, of a future multi-centre randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of undertaking a physiotherapist-led exercise programme while waiting for surgery versus usual care (waiting-list control). Two-arm, multi-centre pilot randomised controlled trial with feasibility objectives in six NHS hospitals in England. Adults (n = 76) awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery were recruited and randomly allocated to a programme of physiotherapist-led exercise (n = 38) or usual care control (n = 38). Of 302 eligible patients, 76 (25%) were randomised. Of 38 participants randomised to physiotherapist-led exercise, 28 (74%) received the exercise programme as intended. 51/76 (67%) Shoulder Pain and Disability Index questionnaires were returned at 6-months. Of 76 participants, 32 had not received surgery after 6-months (42%). Of those 32, 20 were allocated to physiotherapist-led exercise; 12 to usual care control. A future multi-centre randomised controlled trial is feasible but would require planning for variable recruitment rates between sites, measures to improve treatment fidelity and opportunity for surgical exit, and optimisation of follow-up. A fully powered, randomised controlled trial is now needed to robustly inform clinical decision-making. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.]
Citation
Littlewood, C., Moffatt, M., Beckhelling, J., Davis, D., Burden, A., Pitt, L., …Foster, N. E. (in press). Physiotherapist-led exercise versus usual care (waiting-list) control for patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial (POWER). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 68, Article 102874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102874
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 19, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 30, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Nov 27, 2023 |
Journal | Musculoskeletal science & practice |
Print ISSN | 2468-7812 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 68 |
Article Number | 102874 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102874 |
Keywords | Rotator cuff, Rehabilitation, Randomised controlled trial |
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