Telerehabilitation Following Meniscectomy

Meniscectomy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Telerehabilitation Following Meniscectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04644640
• Other study ID #: 20-01584
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 11, 2020
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: NYU Langone Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Telerehabilitation is a form of tele-treatment in which rehabilitation services are dispensed at patients' home utilizing video telecommunication services with real-time synchronous exchange of information. Since telerehabilitation was found to be equally effective as conventional therapy, it was being practiced even before the COVID times, however it was truly valuable during the lockdown. The advantages of telerehabilitation include reducing unnecessary travel to the hospital and person to person contact while maintaining social distancing. While some of the patients are truly staying at remote areas, others are unable to manage travel in the lockdown period. Telemedicine offers the opportunity to deliver rehabilitative services in the patients' home, closing geographic, physical, and motivational gaps. Punctuality on either side is also assured since the travel times are saved on both the ends. The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate telerehabilitation vs in-person rehabilitation following Meniscectomy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Scheduled for meniscectomy
• Age 18-75
• Ability to comply with a standardized postoperative protocol
• Willing and able to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant patient
• Age >75 years, or < 18
• Previous knee surgery
• Unable to speak English or perform informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Meniscectomy

Intervention

Other:
• Telerehabilitation Therapy
Rehabilitation services will be dispensed at patients' home utilizing video telecommunication services with real-time synchronous exchange of information - range of motion exercises for the knee, proprioception and balance training
• In-person Rehabilitation Therapy
Range of motion exercises for the knee, proprioception and balance training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	NYU Langone Health	New York	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NYU Langone Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Score	VAS is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain." The total score ranges from 0-10. The higher the score, the worse the pain.	up to 1 year post-op
Primary	International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Score	The IKDC is a patient-completed tool, which contains sections on knee symptoms (7 items), function (2 items), and sports activities (2 items). Scores range from 0 points (lowest level of function or highest level of symptoms) to 100 points (highest level of function and lowest level of symptoms).	up to 1 year post-op