NCT05417685

Digital Care Programs for Musculoskeletal Health

ENROLLING BY INVITATION Last updated 6 December 2024

What this trial tests

trial testing Acute and post-acute in Musculoskeletal Diseases in 300,000 participants. Enrolling by invitation.

Timeline

26 July 2022

Primary endpoint
1 July 2027

1 April 2032

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Sword Health, SA
Status	ENROLLING BY INVITATION
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	300,000
Start date	26 July 2022
Primary completion	1 July 2027
Estimated completion	1 April 2032
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Acute and post-acute
• Chronic
• Post-surgical

Conditions studied

• Musculoskeletal Diseases — all drugs for Musculoskeletal Diseases →

Sponsor

Sword Health, SA

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Musculoskeletal Diseases. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to create a research repository, composed of data collected in the course of digital care programs for musculoskeletal conditions and musculoskeletal health delivered by SWORD Health to individuals undergoing those programs.

This will allow the investigators to observe the acceptance, engagement and outcomes of programs using this approach in the treatment of multiple musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).

Publications & conference data

7 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Applying AI to Safely and Effectively Scale Care to Address Chronic MSK Conditions.
   Areias AC, Janela D, Moulder RG, Molinos M, et al · · 2024 · cited 6× · PMID 39124635 · DOI 10.3390/jcm13154366
2. Transforming Veteran Rehabilitation Care: Learnings from a Remote Digital Approach for Musculoskeletal Pain.
   Areias AC, Doverspike D, Brostek DF, Janela D, et al · · 2024 · cited 4× · PMID 39120221 · DOI 10.3390/healthcare12151518
3. Evaluating Digital Rehabilitation Outcomes in Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions Across Non-Obesity, Obesity, and Severe Obesity.
   Pereira AP, Janela D, Areias AC, Molinos M, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 39802416 · DOI 10.2147/jpr.s499846
4. Exploring the Importance of Race and Gender Concordance Between Patients and Physical Therapists in Digital Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Conditions: Observational, Longitudinal Study.
   Areias AC, Janela D, Molinos M, Bento V, et al · · 2024 · cited 2× · PMID 39470695 · DOI 10.2196/65354
5. Predicting Pain Response to a Remote Musculoskeletal Care Program for Low Back Pain Management: Development of a Prediction Tool.
   C Areias A, G Moulder R, Molinos M, Janela D, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 39561359 · DOI 10.2196/64806
6. Predicting Pain Outcomes after Digital Care in Chronic Spinal Pain: the roles of Disability, Work Impairment, and Occupation in a Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Study.
   Janela D, Tong X, Pires D, Fonseca H, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41629208 · DOI 10.1093/pm/pnag019
7. Psychological mediators in chronic spinal pain after fully remote digital rehabilitation: a real-world, large-sample study.
   Janela D, Tong X, Pires D, Fonseca H, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41626740 · DOI 10.1093/ptj/pzag010