NCT04159883

The Effect of Using Smart Phone Application for Enhancing Adherence to Home Exercise

Completed NA Last updated 1 September 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing strengthening exercise program for lower-extremity muscles (knee extensor and hip abductor muscles) in Knee Osteoarthritis in 40 participants. Completed in 1 March 2020.

Timeline

14 November 2019

Primary endpoint
1 March 2020

1 March 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	King Saud University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	40
Start date	14 November 2019
Primary completion	1 March 2020
Estimated completion	1 March 2020
Sites	1 location across Saudi Arabia

Drugs / interventions tested

• strengthening exercise program for lower-extremity muscles (knee extensor and hip abductor muscles)
• "My Dear Knee" smart phone application

Conditions studied

• Knee Osteoarthritis — all drugs for Knee Osteoarthritis →

Sponsor

King Saud University

Who can join

50 and older, female only, with Knee Osteoarthritis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a serious condition and requires good adherence to interventions such as exercises to achieve optimal management. The use of smart phone technologies could be such a strategy to enhance adherence to the home exercise program (HEP) thus improve pain, physical function and lower limb strength. The study aimed to examine the effect of using an innovative smart phone app on enhancing the adherence to home exercise programs among female older adults with knee OA in Saudi Arabia and the effectiveness of this HEP which delivered through an app, on pain and physical function. Methodology: 40 females aged 50 years or older with knee OA (20 per study arm) recruited to a randomized control trial that uses a parallel study design. All participants assessed and received an education and a set of a home exercise program for knee OA, Participants randomized into the App arm (experimental group) received their HEP in the smart phone application. Participants randomized to the other arm (control group) received HEP in a paper hand-out. After enrolment, the study outcomes were assessed at week three and week six. The primary outcomes were self-reported adherence, ANPRS, and Ar-WOMAC.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The effect of innovative smartphone application on adherence to a home-based exercise programs for female older adults with knee osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled trial.
   Alasfour M, Almarwani M. · · 2022 · cited 54× · PMID 33103499 · DOI 10.1080/09638288.2020.1836268