NCT06956222

The Effect of Hybrid Tele-rehabilitation Versus In Person Rehabilitation on Pain and Function in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

The Effect of Hybrid Tele-rehabilitation Versus Standard Rehabilitation in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: King Abdulaziz University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

People with knee osteoarthritis often need regular physiotherapy sessions to reduce pain and improve movement. Attendance of in-person sessions can be difficult because of travel and time. This study aims to learn if combining in-person and video sessions using Zoom works for people with knee osteoarthritis. The main questions it aims to answer are : * Does combining in-person and video sessions improve pain and physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis? * Does combining in-person and video sessions improve adherence to the exercise program? * Are people satisfied with video sessions using Zoom? The researchers will compare the use of one in-person session and one video session per week to the standard care of two in-person sessions per week. Participants will : * Attend either (one in-person and one video session per week) or (two in-person sessions per week) for 8 weeks. * Perform exercise program that suits their needs during in-person and video sessions. * Record the number of attended sessions over 8 weeks. * Complete questionnaires about pain, physical function at the start and the end of the study. * Complete questionnaire about usability and satisfaction at the end of the study.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hybrid Tele-rehabilitation	In-person session: participants attend the session in physiotherapy clinic.They will receive exercises (attached in the study protocol document) under the physiotherapist's supervision, including watching and correcting exercise techniques. Video session: participants attend video session via Zoom platform (Zoom Video Communications, inc., USA), an accessible internet-based platform from any laptop or mobile device that offers a real-time video and audio communications. Participants will receive a Zoom link with a unique password. During the video session, the physiotherapist accesses from the clinic using a laptop, while participants are based at their home. Participants will receive exercises (attached in the study protocol document) with real time instructions from the physiotherapist. Instructions on downloading and accessing Zoom platform will be given to the participants in the first in-person session to ensure their readiness to access the Zoom platform.
OTHER	Standard Rehabilitation	In-person session: participants attend the session in physiotherapy clinic.They will receive exercises (attached in the study protocol document) under physiotherapist's supervision, including watching and correcting exercise techniques.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2026-06-01
• First posted: 2025-05-04
• Last updated: 2025-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia