Home PT vs FORCE PT
Unsupervised Home Exercise With and Without a Web-based Recovery Platform as Compared to Traditional Outpatient Physiotherapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial
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interventional
N/A
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a web-based platform or paper manual is a safe and effective alternative to outpatient physical therapy after total knee replacement.
Trial Health
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 15, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 22, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2017
CompletedSeptember 22, 2016
September 1, 2016
1 year
September 15, 2016
September 19, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Knee Range of Motion
Measured in degrees from 0-130
1 month post surgery
Study Arms (3)
Home PT via web-based platform
ACTIVE COMPARATORunsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a web-based platform
Home PT via paper manual
ACTIVE COMPARATORunsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a paper manual
outpatient PT
ACTIVE COMPARATORoutpatient physical therapy
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- \. Any patient undergoing unilateral, primary TKA
You may not qualify if:
- Patients without access to the Internet
- Patients without access to outpatient PT
- Revision or conversion TKA
- Patients discharged to a rehabilitation unit or other form of respite care such as a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation center, convalescent home, long-term care facility or nursing home.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Rothman Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19148, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 15, 2016
First Posted
September 22, 2016
Study Start
March 1, 2016
Primary Completion
March 1, 2017
Last Updated
September 22, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-09