SPRING Co-design study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Shoulder Replacement Prehabilitation and Rehabilitating Early (SPRING) project: Phase 1 Co-design Study
IRAS ID
356493
Contact name
Helen Falconer
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cardiff University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
TBC, ISRCTN
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
In the UK, there is no consistent standard of support for people experiencing shoulder replacement surgery. People experiencing shoulder replacement can receive varying degrees of support before surgery and rehabilitation after their surgery. For some people, this can result in them not feeling prepared for the surgery and their shoulder replacement and being fearful of exercise and movement of their shoulder afterwards. But personalised support packages which encourage people to build knowledge, skills and confidence to manage day-to-day life have been perceived positively by people with other health conditions.
The SPRING project aims to develop and test two support packages of personalised self-management support for people having a shoulder replacement. One package will be prehabilitation, which will be given to people before their surgery to prepare them for what is ahead. The other package will be rehabilitation, which will be given to people after their surgery, to help them to adapt to day-to-day life with shoulder replacement. In this project, we aim to develop these two packages by working together with people with shoulder replacement and healthcare professionals.
People with shoulder replacement and healthcare professionals will be invited to attend multiple different activities to work with each other, and the research team to share their experiences and priorities for resources. These may include group meetings, one-to-one interviews and an online survey. They will design content for the resources and refine them into two resource packages. Both packages will include some training for healthcare professionals working within shoulder replacement clinics.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/SC/0196
Date of REC Opinion
17 Jun 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion