NCT04159883

The Effect of Using Smart Phone Application for Enhancing Adherence to Home Exercise

The Effect of Using Smart Phone Application for Enhancing Adherence to Home Exercise Program Among Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: King Saud University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a serious condition and requires good adherence to interventions such as exercises to achieve optimal management. The use of smart phone technologies could be such a strategy to enhance adherence to the home exercise program (HEP) thus improve pain, physical function and lower limb strength. The study aimed to examine the effect of using an innovative smart phone app on enhancing the adherence to home exercise programs among female older adults with knee OA in Saudi Arabia and the effectiveness of this HEP which delivered through an app, on pain and physical function. Methodology: 40 females aged 50 years or older with knee OA (20 per study arm) recruited to a randomized control trial that uses a parallel study design. All participants assessed and received an education and a set of a home exercise program for knee OA, Participants randomized into the App arm (experimental group) received their HEP in the smart phone application. Participants randomized to the other arm (control group) received HEP in a paper hand-out. After enrolment, the study outcomes were assessed at week three and week six. The primary outcomes were self-reported adherence, ANPRS, and Ar-WOMAC.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	strengthening exercise program for lower-extremity muscles (knee extensor and hip abductor muscles)	Simple progressive strengthening exercise program for lower-extremity muscles (knee extensor and hip abductor muscles), the program has been evident to be significantly effective in improving self-reported knee pain and function. This program included: 1) Isometric quadriceps contraction, 2) Isotonic quadriceps contraction, 3) Isotonic hamstring contraction, 4) Isotonic quadriceps contraction with resistance band, 5), straight leg raising, 6) Side-lying hip abduction, 7) Partial Squats,
OTHER	"My Dear Knee" smart phone application	The innovative app has been designed for Android and iPhone Operating System (iOS). The app provides guides with the Arabic language. It designed to be attractive for the older adult and easy to use. the exercises are demonstrated with colorful animated images to make easy to follow by the patients. The app supports features such as alerts, monitoring system by the physical therapist and remote follow-up. The app provides automatic recording of exercise adherence, including the time and the number of sessions completed for the week in the physical therapist's account.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-14
• Primary completion: 2020-03-01
• Completion: 2020-03-01
• First posted: 2019-11-12
• Last updated: 2020-09-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia