The PATHway trial: health motivational strategies and tracking devices for post-surgical rehabilitation following knee replacement or spinal decompressio

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: knee osteoarthritis; low back pain; rehabilitation post total knee replacement surgery; rehabilitation post lumbar decompression surgery; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001448235
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 167

Inclusion Criteria

1. Ability and willingness to participate in the study
2. Familiarity with the use of the Internet and smart devices
3. Ownership of a smartphone
4. Participants must have at least functional English to be able to understand the study procedures, complete the questionnaires, communicate during the health coaching sessions and consent to participate in the study
5. aged 18 years or older, male or female
6. Admission to one of the study sites for rehabilitation following total knee replacement or lumbar decompression with or without fusion

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known or suspected serious spinal pathology (fracture, metastatic, inflammatory or infective diseases, widespread neurological disorder).
2. Any clinically significant acute or ongoing chronic medical conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes) that could compromise patient safety, limit the patient’s ability to complete the study, and/or compromise the objectives of the study.
3. Patients undergoing bilateral knee replacement.
4. Patients undergoing revision for a previous total knee replacement or spinal surgery.
5. Participation in another clinical trial and/or treatment received with any investigational agent within 30 days before enrolment.
6. Current use of any intervention component (activity tracker, exercises app or health coaching) and unwillingness to stop using it for the duration of the study.
7. Spinal surgery beyond two spine levels.
8. Participants beyond 45 days post-op.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified