NCT07358325

Video-Based Education Versus In-Person Education in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy

Effectiveness of a Video-Based Educational Intervention Compared With In-Person Education on Psychosocial and Functional Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy: A Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 166 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto Clinico Humanitas · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary aim of the study is to investigate whether video-based education and exercise-program is non-inferior to in-person instructions in improving pain-related self-efficacy in patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in a day-hospital setting. Secondary aims are to explore the potential superiority of the video-based program compared to in-person instructions in reducing disability and kinesiophobia in the same patient population.

Conditions

• Partial Meniscectomy
• Knee Arthroscopic Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Video-based education	The video-based education was sent to patients within 5-day before surgery and consists of instructions to follow after surgery on wight-baring on the operated limb, advice to reduce swelling and movements tallowed to be performed. Exercises to perform in the 2 weeks after surgery are shown.
BEHAVIORAL	Usual Care	Immediately after the surgery in day-hospital setting, a physiotherapist provided in-person instructions to patients assigned to control group. Instructions consists of the same educational content of the video-based group and the same exercises to perform in 2-weeks after surgery are shown and provided on a written spreadsheet.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-19
• Primary completion: 2026-06-01
• Completion: 2026-06-01
• First posted: 2026-01-22
• Last updated: 2026-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy