interACTION: A Portable Joint Function Monitoring and Training System for Remote Rehabilitation Following TKA

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Total Knee Arthroplasty

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if home-based therapy with monitoring via telemedicine can overcome many barriers to compliance and improve rehabilitation. Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty will be followed for 10 weeks during their outpatient physical therapy course. Subjects will undergo standard physical therapy or physical therapy paired with InterACTION for 10 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02646761

Run by

James J. Irrgang

People needed

38

Starts

2016-04-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-05

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between ages 40 to 80 years of age;
• Have undergone primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty;
• Being referred for post-operative outpatient physical therapy;
• Agree to and able to perform pre-defined exercises that they would normally perform in a physical rehabilitation program.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with BMI >40 at the time of surgery;
• Individuals who are not free of any other co-disability or comorbidity that would specifically impede disallow or otherwise hinder performance of rehabilitation exercises;
• Individuals who cannot physically receive or understand audio and visual feedback from the joint motion tracking system during or after performance of rehabilitation exercises;
• Individuals who are discharged post-operatively to a skilled nursing facility instead of to their residence;

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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