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

Simpletherapy

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Algorithm based Exercise Videos; Other: Limited Exercise Videos; Other: PDF Exercise Sheets

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01696162

413

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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85 participants in 3 patient groups

PDF exercise sheets

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive a PDF sheet of 6 exercises that are commonly administered for the treatment of anterior knee pain. They will be asked to perform the exercises three times a week for 6 weeks. A questionnaire will be administered at the three, six and twelve week mark to evaluate efficacy, compliance and safety.

Treatment:

Other: PDF Exercise Sheets

Limited Exercise Videos

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive the same six exercises as provided in the PDF sheet in arm 1 in a video format. They will be asked to perform the exercises three times per week for 6 weeks. A questionnaire will be administered at the three, six and twelve week mark to evaluate efficacy, compliance and safety.

Treatment:

Other: Limited Exercise Videos

Algorithm based Exercise Videos

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will be provided a 6 week regimen of exercise videos for their anterior knee pain. Following each exercise session, the participant will be asked for their input concerning each exercise. The algorithm will adjust the exercise regimen for the next session based on the participants input. A questionnaire will be administered at the three, six and twelve week mark to evaluate efficacy, compliance and safety.

Treatment:

Other: Algorithm based Exercise Videos