Traditional PT v Internet Based PT After Total Knee Arthroscopy

NCT ID: NCT04843280

Last Updated: 2021-04-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 167 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-07-30
• Study Completion Date: 2019-02-19

Brief Summary

Knee arthroscopy results in significant improvements in functional outcomes, pain relief and quality of life for patients suffering from mechanical symptoms associated with meniscal tears. Patients are able to return to their activities of daily living, occupation, or sport without significant limitations. Traditionally, patients have undergone formal physical therapy (PT) after knee arthroscopy to regain function. There is a significant cost and time commitment associated with traditional outpatient physical therapy. An internet based therapy program allows patients to perform therapy at home on their own time schedule. A recent study demonstrated that patients who undergo internet based PT after total knee arthroplasty performed as well patients receiving traditional physical therapy. These findings have not been studied in the knee arthroscopy patient population. The goal of this study is to compare traditional outpatient physical therapy rehabilitation to Internet-based rehabilitation in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy for partial meniscectomy.

The purpose of this study is to compare functional outcome, and patient satisfaction, internet-based rehabilitation program vs. standard outpatient physical therapy after unilateral knee arthroscopy for meniscal tear.

Conditions

Physical Therapy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Traditional Physical Therapy

Participants who have undergone primary unilateral knee arthroscopy will undergo 6 weeks of formal outpatient physical therapy

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Traditional Outpatient Physical Therapy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

6 weeks of outpatient physical therapy following arthroscopic knee surgery

Internet Based Physical Therapy

Participants who have undergone primary unilateral knee arthroscopy will undergo 6 weeks of internet based rehabilitation regime in the home through the online recovery program, FORCE Therapeutics

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

FORCE therapeutics (physical therapy)

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

6 weeks of internet based physical therapy following arthroscopic knee surgery

Interventions

FORCE therapeutics (physical therapy)

6 weeks of internet based physical therapy following arthroscopic knee surgery

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Traditional Outpatient Physical Therapy

6 weeks of outpatient physical therapy following arthroscopic knee surgery

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Any patient undergoing unilateral primary knee arthroscopy for meniscal tear
• Any patient 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients without access to the Internet
• Post-traumatic osteoarthritis
• Patients with ligamentous injury
• Patients with full thickness cartilage defects
• Patients with osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis
• Revision or conversion knee arthroscopy
• Patients receiving workers compensations
• 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.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

DMAZ17D.288

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id