Conventional Home Exercise Programs Versus Electronic Home Exercise Versus Artificial Intelligence "Virtual Therapy" for Anterior Knee Pain

Simpletherapy85 enrolled

Overview

This is a clinical research trial to evaluate the efficacy of delivering exercise therapy for knee pain via the Internet utilizing an algorithm designed to adjust a home exercise program based on user input. The investigators hypothesize that exercise therapy can be delivered safely and effectively with increased participant satisfaction compared to the current standard.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Algorithm based Exercise VideosOTHER

The algorithm will adjust the exercises in each session based upon the participant's feedback.

PDF Exercise SheetsOTHER

A sheet of six exercises with descriptions on how to perform them properly

Limited Exercise VideosOTHER

Video of 6 exercises that provide instruction on how to perform the exercises

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 64 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-64 with anterior knee pain * Have computer access * Cleared for exercise by a medical professional, if not possible or a medical professional on the study team over the phone and the PAR-Q (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire) * Have consented to participate in the trial Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 or \> 64 * Screened as unsafe for exercise by a medical professional or the, study team and/ or Screened out by the PAR-Q * Does not consent to the trial

Locations (1)

Simpletherapy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The 3 and 6 week survey data evaluating efficacy of the algorithm

Each participant will be asked at the 3, 6 and 12 week mark to fill out a survey questionnaire that evaluates their knee pain to determine if their knee pain has improved.

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Participant compliance

We will ask the participant at the 3, 6 and 12 week mark questions concerning whether they enjoyed the video exercises and whether they would do them again.

Time frame: 6 months

Safety

The screening questionnaires will be evaluated for their safety and efficacy. This will be evaluated by having followup at the 3, 6 and 12 week marks and asking if the participant had any adverse event either via phone calls or survey questionnaire.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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