Digital Healthcare App After Total Hip Arthroplasty

Schulthess Klinik

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Total Hip Replacement

Treatments: Device: Akina Cloud

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06409312

2024-D0008

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the effectiveness of rehabilitation after hip replacement surgery using a specialised app called Akina Cloud. Medical professionals at the Schulthess Clinic will provide detailed information about the study. Participants must meet certain eligibility requirements. There will be time for consideration before enrolment. A demonstration of how to use the app will be provided upon agreement. Participants will be shown how to set up their profile and interact with a real therapist who will provide feedback. The initial 30-minute introduction is scheduled to take place a few days after surgery while still in hospital. Participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires. The rehabilitation process involves using the app for at least 12 weeks, at least three times a week, for 20-30 minutes per session. Direct communication with the therapist via the app is available for any queries. Follow-up questionnaires will be emailed at 6 and 12 weeks, after training, and again at 26 weeks to assess progress and feedback on the use of the app. Each session with the app lasts about 20 minutes and the questionnaire takes about 30 minutes to complete.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Informed Consent signed by the subject
• Unilateral initial implantation of a minimally-invasive hip endoprosthesis
• Age between 18 and 75 years old
• Ownership of a private laptop or desktop computer
• Stable internet connection at home
• Familiarity with the use of laptop or desktop computer

Exclusion criteria

• Bilateral initial implantation of a minimally-invasive hip endoprosthesis
• Not fluent in German or English
• Other conditions where active therapy is contraindicated
• Neurological diseases that limit the ability to walk
• Chronic lower limb pain
• Rheumatological diseases
• Other inflammatory diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Akina Cloud

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Akina Cloud