Home PT vs FORCE PT

September 19, 2016 updated by: Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Any patient undergoing unilateral, primary TKA

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients without access to the Internet
  2. Patients without access to outpatient PT
  3. Revision or conversion TKA
  4. 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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Home PT via web-based platform
unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a web-based platform
Other: Home PT via web-based platform
Active Comparator: Home PT via paper manual
unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a paper manual
Other: Home PT via paper manual
Active Comparator: outpatient PT
outpatient physical therapy
Other: outpatient PT

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knee Range of Motion
Time Frame: 1 month post surgery
Measured in degrees from 0-130
1 month post surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 15, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 19, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 19, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 16Chen01

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