Effectiveness of Using a Chatbot to Promote Adherence to Home Physiotherapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Chatbot Assistant; Other: Standard care

• Registration Number: NCT05363137
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

A Chatbot oriented to virtually assist patients in a physiotherapy treatment has been designed and developed to interact with patients with musculoskeletal disorders in need for domiciliary rehabilitation. The tool has been designed to promote adherence to rehabilitation, what in turn may have an impact on clinical outcome. A randomized clinical trial involving patients undergoing total knee replacement has bee designed to determine the applicability of the proposal. The participants will be assigned into exerimental group (intervention with the software tool) or control group (standard care).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-02
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-05
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study Start: 2022-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-01
• Study Completion: 2024-06-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals on the waiting list for total knee replacement surgery
• Undergoing primary total knee replacement surgery
• Who have a personal smartphone
• Who have an instant messaging application installed
• Familiar with the use of such application (more than 3 accesses per week),

Exclusion Criteria

• Evident cognitive state that prevents to understand care provider instructions
• Vestibular or central nervous system affection (e.g. stroke)
• Cannot read or write
• Do not understand Spanish language
• Not able to consent to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental	Chatbot Assistant	-
Control	Standard care	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence	Change from baseline to 3 months after surgery date	Compliance with intervention measured as the percentage of sessions carried out with respect to the total planned

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee Pain	Change from baseline to 3 months and one year after surgery date	Measured with a visual analogue scale of pain, being 0 no pain and 10 the worst possible pain
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)	Change from baseline to 3 months and one year after surgery date	Self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into pain, stiffness and physical function will register self-reported status. The score is given from 0 to 100

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital La Fe; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain