Clinical trial NCT06430242: Tele-rehabilitation in Knee Osteo Arthritis
Official title: Role of Tele-rehabilitation in Elderly Women With Locomotor Disabilities Due to Knee Osteo Arthritis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
Keywords: Knee
Osteoarthritis
Locomotor
Disability
Female
Lead sponsor: Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-28
Enrollment: 56
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 45
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease with an inflammatory component that starts from the matrix of the articular cartilage. Females are affected more than males and they have marked locomotor disabilities. Moreover, OA patients suffer from a range of extra-articular symptoms which also leads to functional impairment and disability such as fatigue, depression, anxiety, fear of movement, physical inactivity, and decreased muscle strength. OA management with physical therapy and exercise is recognized as the cornerstone of conservative and self-treatment for this chronic disease. The concept of telerehabilitation has been introduced in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation, which combines telemedicine and rehabilitation interventions to support ongoing rehabilitation services for patients.

Detailed description: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease with an inflammatory component that starts from the matrix of the articular cartilage, progresses with disruption of chondrocyte responses and results in tissue destruction. In OA, primary involvement is seen in the articular cartilage, and progressive damage occurs. Females are affected more than males and they have marked locomotor disabilities. Moreover, OA patients suffer from a range of extra-articular symptoms which also leads to functional impairment and disability such as fatigue, depression, anxiety, fear of movement, physical inactivity, and decreased muscle strength.

OA management with physical therapy and exercise is recognized as the cornerstone of conservative and self-treatment for this chronic disease. The lack of professional supervision and feedback will result in reduced participation in continuing OA medical or rehabilitative services, which in turn will reduce the effectiveness of OA treatments.

With the development of telemedicine, it has been determined that patients living in remote areas have the chance to communicate with professional physicians simultaneously. The concept of telerehabilitation has been introduced in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation, which combines telemedicine and rehabilitation interventions to support ongoing rehabilitation services for patients. Internet- based rehabilitation is one of the effective strategies in telerehabilitation. The use of the internet to provide health-related interventions has the potential to reduce the cost of treatment and improve user satisfaction.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients diagnosed with mild to moderate OA by their physicians.
* Female in the age range of 45 - 65 years.
* Volunteer to participate in the study.
* Living independently.
* Being able to walk without using an assistive device.
* Owning a mobile phone, tablet, or computer with an internet connection.
* Being able to use the device without assistance.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having been diagnosed with any other systemic rheumatic diseases.
* Having been involved in a physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in any health institution in the last 6 months,
* Having knee-related surgery,
* Having meniscal or ligament-associated tears occurred in the past 6 months,
* Having a history of falling more than 2 times in the last 6 months,
* Having a history of knee injection in the last 4 weeks or scheduled in the next 8 week,
* Being illiterate, having cognitive problems, having blurred vision problem, and having hearing loss.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain intensity
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pain intensity
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Pain intensity
timeFrame: After 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Functional disability
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Functional disability
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Functional disability
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Gait velocity
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Gait velocity
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Gait velocity
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Step length
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Step length
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Step length
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Cadence
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Cadence
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Cadence
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Quality
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Quality
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Quality
timeFrame: 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Al Kharj
country: Saudi Arabia
facility: Gopal Nambi
state: Riyadh
Study officials:
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