Osteoarthritis, KneeNCT06901661
Telerehabilitation for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
A study testing Telerehabilitation in people with Osteoarthritis, Knee and Osteoarthritis, Hip, run by Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
Digital health utilization in the form of telerehabilitation is a popular technology that is very little researched for musculoskeletal disorders particularly hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). The progression of OA will lead to total hip or knee replacement surgery. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 35 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip
- What is being tested?
- Telerehabilitation
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 110 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 6 Aug 2025to Dec 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 35 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis within last one year
- having sub-acute or chronic symptoms of pain and functional disability
- living in an area served by high-speed Internet services (at least 512 kb/s in upload)
- living within an hour driving distance from the treating hospital
- physically fit to provide a written consent to participate in this study
Who cannot join
- taking sedatives, autoimmune, or other medication that can interfere with their exercise program
- any health issues that could affect the tests or the rehabilitation program, including surgery over the recent six months
- having diagnosed with cognitive disorders
- having recent surgery or major postoperative complications
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Taiwan1 site
Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
New Taipei City, 235
About this study
Official title: Telerehabilitation for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Digital health utilization in the form of telerehabilitation is a popular technology that is very little researched for musculoskeletal disorders particularly hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). The progression of OA will lead to total hip or knee replacement surgery. As a consequence, the advancing aging population leads to an increased burden on the healthcare system due to rising osteoarthritis. That's why, we will conduct a randomized controlled trial to explore the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in hip and knee osteoarthritis. This study will recruit OA patients into control and experimental groups. The control group will receive a patient education while the experimental group will undergo remote exercise sessions. Both groups will receive one supervised session a week for 5 weeks. The pre- and post-outcome measures will be recorded for functional status of hip and knee, muscle strength, and range of motions of the lower extremity. This innovative study will evaluate the effectiveness of a telemedicine intervention applied to a clinical population in Taiwan. The use of telerehabilitation interventions aims to reduce treatment and transportation costs, as well as save time for patients with OA. This digital health approach also helps to alleviate the workload of physiotherapists and rehabilitation doctors in clinics. The findings from this study could broaden the scope for using remote digital technology to assist clinical patients in diverse settings, especially those with limited or no hospital access.
Read the detailed description
Purpose: To conduct a randomized controlled trial to explore the efficacy of telerehabilitation intervention for 5 weeks in a clinical population with hip and knee osteoarthritis.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip
- Being tested
- Telerehabilitation, Standard care
- Keywords
- Telerehabilitation, Osteoarthritis, Randomized controlled trial
- Medical subject headings
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip, Osteoarthritis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
TelerehabilitationBehavioural
Exercise program include Warm-up, Targeted muscle Strengthening, Joint mobilization, and Proprioception
Standard careBehavioural
Education session on their pain, disability, and functional activities
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Telerehabilitation | Experimental | Receive a remote exercise program for 40 minutes once a week for 5 weeks Receives: Behavioral: Telerehabilitation |
| Standard care | Placebo comparator | Receive a patient education session once a week for 5 weeks Receives: Behavioral: Standard care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)
A questionnaire
Measured: The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention
Secondary outcomes (2)
Muscle strength
Static muscle strength of hip and knee flexors and extensors
Measured: The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention
Range of motion
The Range of motions of hip and knee flexion and extension
Measured: The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Mar 2025
- Study start6 Aug 2025
- Primary completion26 Dec 2025
- Study completionDec 2026 (estimated)
Why it stopped: The project's subsidies have expired and there is a temporary lack of funding.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Osteoarthritis, KneeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 110 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Hung-Chou Chen, Dr., Principal investigator, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06901661
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- TMU-IJRB-N202412017
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 23 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 5 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Telerehabilitation for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis. A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06901661
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TMU-IJRB-N202412017
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip
- Keywords
- Telerehabilitation, Osteoarthritis, Randomized controlled trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- SuspendedReason stopped: The project's subsidies have expired and there is a temporary lack of funding.
- Enrolment
- 110 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 6 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 30 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Digital health utilization in the form of telerehabilitation is a popular technology that is very little researched for musculoskeletal disorders particularly hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). The progression of OA will lead to total hip or knee replacement surgery. As a consequence, the advancing aging population leads to an increased burden on the healthcare system due to rising osteoarthritis. That's why, we will conduct a randomized controlled trial to explore the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in hip and knee osteoarthritis. This study will recruit OA patients into control and experimental groups. The control group will receive a patient education while the experimental group will undergo remote exercise sessions. Both groups will receive one supervised session a week for 5 weeks. The pre- and post-outcome measures will be recorded for functional status of hip and knee, muscle strength, and range of motions of the lower extremity. This innovative study will evaluate the effectiveness of a telemedicine intervention applied to a clinical population in Taiwan. The use of telerehabilitation interventions aims to reduce treatment and transportation costs, as well as save time for patients with OA. This digital health approach also helps to alleviate the workload of physiotherapists and rehabilitation doctors in clinics. The findings from this study could broaden the scope for using remote digital technology to assist clinical patients in diverse settings, especially those with limited or no hospital access.
Detailed description
Purpose: To conduct a randomized controlled trial to explore the efficacy of telerehabilitation intervention for 5 weeks in a clinical population with hip and knee osteoarthritis.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Telerehabilitation | Experimental | Behavioral: TelerehabilitationReceive a remote exercise program for 40 minutes once a week for 5 weeks |
| Standard care | Placebo comparator | Behavioral: Standard careReceive a patient education session once a week for 5 weeks |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 35 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis within last one year
- having sub-acute or chronic symptoms of pain and functional disability
- living in an area served by high-speed Internet services (at least 512 kb/s in upload)
- living within an hour driving distance from the treating hospital
- physically fit to provide a written consent to participate in this study
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- taking sedatives, autoimmune, or other medication that can interfere with their exercise program
- any health issues that could affect the tests or the rehabilitation program, including surgery over the recent six months
- having diagnosed with cognitive disorders
- having recent surgery or major postoperative complications
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| TelerehabilitationExercise program include Warm-up, Targeted muscle Strengthening, Joint mobilization, and Proprioception | Behavioural | Telerehabilitation |
| Standard careEducation session on their pain, disability, and functional activities | Behavioural | Standard care |
Primary outcome
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)
Time frame: The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention
A questionnaire
2 secondary outcomes
Muscle strength
Time frame: The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention
Range of motion
Time frame: The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 May 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hung-Chou Chen, Dr. principal investigator
Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Telerehabilitation in people with Osteoarthritis, Knee and Osteoarthritis, Hip, run by Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: paused, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) (time frame: The outcome measures will be recorded before and after finish all 5 week of the intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 May 2026.