Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Patients With Osteoarthritis. A Randomized Controlled
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Rating of Pain
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of Telerehabilitation intervention on subjects with knee osteoarthritis. Subjects will be randomized into two groups. The experimental group perform 3 sessions a week for 4 weeks of TR, the control group 3 sessions a week for 4 weeks of conventional rehabilitation c/o IOR rehabilitation gym. Follow-up at 3 months.
Inclusion criteria
- Subjects must have a diagnosis of rheumatologic disease, osteoarthritis of one or more indications, OARSI criteria.
- Male or Female, aged > 18 years
- Participant is willing and able to provide informed consent for participation in the study.
- Subjects must be able to use an electronic device (pc, tablet, smartphone). Exclusion criteria
1. Participation in another clinical study with any investigational agent within 30 days prior of the study screening.
2. Inability to use an electronic device (pc, tablet, smartphone) 4. Diagnosed with dementia or neurological disease that impairs speech comprehension e Not verbal.
5. Uncontrolled intercurrent illnesses including, without limitation, current infection or active, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia or psychiatric illnesses/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements, illnesses neurological.
6. Children under the age of 18 8. NPRS value <3 7. BMI >25
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Subjects must have a diagnosis of rheumatologic disease, osteoarthritis of one or more articulations, OARSI criteria.
- •Male or Female, aged > 18 years
- •Participant is willing and able to provide informed consent for participation in the
- •Subjects must be able to use
Exclusion Criteria
- •Participation in another clinical study with any investigational agent within 30 days prior
- •of the study screening.
- •Inability to use an electronic device (pc, tablet, smartphone)
- •Diagnosed with dementia or neurological disease that impairs speech comprehension e Not verbal.
- •Uncontrolled intercurrent illnesses including, without limitation, current infection or active, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia or psychiatric illnesses/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements, illnesses neurological.
- •hildren under the age of 18
- •Numeric Pain Rating Scale(NPRS) value <3
Arms & Interventions
Experimental Group
Tele-rehabilitation exercises for the knee joint to reduce pain
Intervention: Exercises for Knee (Other)
Control Group
Exercises in presence for the knee joint to decrease pain
Intervention: Exercises for Knee (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Rating of Pain
Time Frame: one Month
rating of pain in the knee joint with osteoarthritis measured with the nprs pain scale
Secondary Outcomes
- Quality of life improvement(one month, three month)
- Assessment of knee joint function(one month, three month)