The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a new interactive virtual telerehabilitation (IVT) system with the conventional program in the rehabilitation of patients after total knee arthroplasty.
Patients are distributed into two treatment groups: 1) Group I (control): standard clinical protocol of TKA rehabilitation consisting of 1-hour sessions for 10 days; and 2) Group II (IVT): 1-hour IVT sessions for 10 days (5 sessions under a therapist's supervision to verify the absence of medical complications + 5 sessions performed at home). The IVT is an interactive virtual software-hardware platform that facilitates the development of remote rehabilitation therapy for multiple diseases. Patients receive information required to perform exercise and the therapist remotely monitors the patient's performance. For the purpose of this trial, the IVT system was designed for lower limb motor recovery in patients undergoing TKA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
140
Rehabilitation after arthroplasty of knee using IVT
Standard care rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty
Hospital del Mar (PSMAR)
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Active knee extension/flexion
Active knee extension/flexion measured by investigator
Time frame: Change from baseline to 2 weeks
Muscle strength
Measure of muscle stregth by investigator. That include measures of strength of the quadriceps, Harmstring muscle strength and Timed Getr-UP-ang-Go test
Time frame: Baseline to 2 weeks
Pain
Measure of pain by visual analog scales
Time frame: Baseline to 2 weeks
Functional capacity
Measure of functional capacity using questionnaires /Western Ontario and MacMaster University)
Time frame: Baseline to 2 weeks
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