Home PT vs FORCE PT

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Home PT via web-based platform; Other: outpatient PT; Other: Home PT via paper manual

• Registration Number: NCT02911389
• Lead Sponsor: Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a web-based platform or paper manual is a safe and effective alternative to outpatient physical therapy after total knee replacement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-22
• Primary Completion: 2017-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Any patient undergoing unilateral, primary TKA

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients without access to the Internet
2. Patients without access to outpatient PT
3. Revision or conversion TKA
4. Patients discharged to a rehabilitation unit or other form of respite care such as a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation center, convalescent home, long-term care facility or nursing home.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Home PT via web-based platform	Home PT via web-based platform	unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a web-based platform
outpatient PT	outpatient PT	outpatient physical therapy
Home PT via paper manual	Home PT via paper manual	unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a paper manual

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee Range of Motion	1 month post surgery	Measured in degrees from 0-130

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rothman Institute; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States