NCT01604174

Interactive Virtual Telerehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Effectiveness of an Interactive Virtual Telerehabilitation System in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: Parc de Salut Mar · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a new interactive virtual telerehabilitation (IVT) system with the conventional program in the rehabilitation of patients after total knee arthroplasty.

Detailed description

Patients are distributed into two treatment groups: 1) Group I (control): standard clinical protocol of TKA rehabilitation consisting of 1-hour sessions for 10 days; and 2) Group II (IVT): 1-hour IVT sessions for 10 days (5 sessions under a therapist's supervision to verify the absence of medical complications + 5 sessions performed at home). The IVT is an interactive virtual software-hardware platform that facilitates the development of remote rehabilitation therapy for multiple diseases. Patients receive information required to perform exercise and the therapist remotely monitors the patient's performance. For the purpose of this trial, the IVT system was designed for lower limb motor recovery in patients undergoing TKA.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Interactive Virtual Telerehabilitation (IVT)	Rehabilitation after arthroplasty of knee using IVT
OTHER	Standard care rehabilitation	Standard care rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2009-11-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2012-05-23
• Last updated: 2012-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain