Telerehabilitation for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT06901661 | Suspended

• 1 other identifier: TMU-IJRB-N202412017
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Digital health utilization in the form of telerehabilitation is a popular technology that is very little researched for musculoskeletal disorders particularly hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). The progression of OA will lead to total hip or knee replacement surgery. As a consequence, the advancing aging population leads to an increased burden on the healthcare system due to rising osteoarthritis. That's why, we will conduct a randomized controlled trial to explore the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in hip and knee osteoarthritis. This study will recruit OA patients into control and experimental groups. The control group will receive a patient education while the experimental group will undergo remote exercise sessions. Both groups will receive one supervised session a week for 5 weeks. The pre- and post-outcome measures will be recorded for functional status of hip and knee, muscle strength, and range of motions of the lower extremity. This innovative study will evaluate the effectiveness of a telemedicine intervention applied to a clinical population in Taiwan. The use of telerehabilitation interventions aims to reduce treatment and transportation costs, as well as save time for patients with OA. This digital health approach also helps to alleviate the workload of physiotherapists and rehabilitation doctors in clinics. The findings from this study could broaden the scope for using remote digital technology to assist clinical patients in diverse settings, especially those with limited or no hospital access.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee; Osteoarthritis, Hip

Keywords

Telerehabilitation; Osteoarthritis; Randomized controlled trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)

  A questionnaire

  The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Muscle strength

  The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention

• Range of motion

  The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention

Other Outcomes (2)

• Borg rate of perceived exertion (RPE)

  Evaluate every week for 5 weeks during each exercise session of the experimental group

• International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)

  The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Telerehabilitation

EXPERIMENTAL

Receive a remote exercise program for 40 minutes once a week for 5 weeks

Behavioral: Telerehabilitation

Standard care

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Receive a patient education session once a week for 5 weeks

Behavioral: Standard care

Interventions

Telerehabilitation BEHAVIORAL

Exercise program include Warm-up, Targeted muscle Strengthening, Joint mobilization, and Proprioception

Telerehabilitation

Standard care BEHAVIORAL

Education session on their pain, disability, and functional activities

Standard care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis within last one year
• having sub-acute or chronic symptoms of pain and functional disability
• living in an area served by high-speed Internet services (at least 512 kb/s in upload)
• living within an hour driving distance from the treating hospital
• physically fit to provide a written consent to participate in this study

You may not qualify if:

• taking sedatives, autoimmune, or other medication that can interfere with their exercise program
• any health issues that could affect the tests or the rehabilitation program, including surgery over the recent six months
• having diagnosed with cognitive disorders
• having recent surgery or major postoperative complications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare

New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee; Osteoarthritis, Hip; Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Telerehabilitation; Standard of Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Telemedicine; Delivery of Health Care; Patient Care Management; Health Services Administration; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Study Officials

• Hung-Chou Chen, Dr.

  Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2025
• First Posted: March 30, 2025
• Study Start: August 6, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 26, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)