NCT06359171

Effectiveness of the ARTH-e Application for Exercise Adherence in People With Knee Osteoarthritis : RCT

Effectiveness of the ARTHE-e App for Exercise Adherence in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (ARTHe 3)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a smartphone-based e-health application (intervention group) compared with standard care (control group) in terms of changes in adherence in patients with knee osteoarthritis using the EARS questionnaire. In addition, other questionnaires presented in the appendix (KOOS, TSK, EPAP, EQ-5D-3L, pain) will be given to all patients in order to meet the secondary evaluation criteria.

Detailed description

Knee osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease affecting the joint itself as well as the peri-articular structures in a global and progressive manner. It can affect all the joints of the body, with a predominance for those which undergo strong mechanical constraints such as the rachis, the hip or the knee. It is a chronic pathology correlated with age, since nearly one adult in two is affected by osteoarthritis. Today, connected objects have taken a predominant place in the daily life of the majority of the population, including seniors. It is an object of communication and socialization as well as a major information tool. E-health applications are more and more numerous in the stores and are a tool for assistance, information and support already used in many fields. In the context of therapeutic education, it is a motivational tool that can accompany patients by adapting to their needs and progress compared to traditional self-exercise methods. Studies of the obstacles and levers for the use of smartphone applications in chronic pathologies such as low back pain support the development of this tool.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Application ARTH-e	The ARTH-e application must be downloaded via the PlayStore or Applestore platform on phone and/or tablet. Once the application has been downloaded, the patient must scan a QRcode sent by the CHU to anonymize the data. Participants will have 6 months to use the application at their convenience.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-14
• Primary completion: 2025-11-06
• Completion: 2025-11-06
• First posted: 2024-04-11
• Last updated: 2025-12-08

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: France