NCT04396782

Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality in Functional Rehabilitation in Older People With Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Malaga · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The number of knee arthroplasties performed each year is constantly increasing. Although the outcome is generally favourable, 10-20% do not achieve a satisfactory clinical result. This study evaluates the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality rehabilitation in older people who have undergone knee arthroplasty surgery. The 6 Meter Walking Test is used to determine the improvement of patients after the procedure.

Conditions

• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physioterapy rehabilitation with IVR	This program includes: static bicycle with virtual reality glasses, analytical lower limb exercises, global lower limb exerciseswith virtual reality glasses and activities to be done at home.
OTHER	standard physiotherapy rehabilitation	static bicycle, analytical lower limb exercises, global lower limb exercises and activities to be done at home. This group will perform only five minutes of virtual reality play, but will not use their lower limbs. This way, the results of rehabilitation will not be affected and therapists and patients will be blinded.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-15
• Primary completion: 2021-07-15
• Completion: 2021-09-30
• First posted: 2020-05-21
• Last updated: 2020-06-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain