Evaluating the Efficacy of a Mobile Application in Postoperative Rehabilitation (NCT06407427) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Mobile Application in Postoperative Rehabilitation
United States100 participantsStarted 2025-07-21
Plain-language summary
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application in improving postoperative rehabilitation outcomes among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
* Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
* English reading/speaking
* Are status post low-energy hip fracture, total knee/hip arthroplasty, or single to multilevel spinal fusion without paralysis
* Must be able bodied enough to participate in a mobile app tool for physical therapy
* Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (see section 5.3) throughout study duration\]
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe cognitive impairment: Not alert and oriented to person, place, time, and reason for being the hospital; and unable to follow 2 step commands
* Severe physical impairment:
* Neurologic paralysis
* Polytraumas with restrictions incompatible with anti-gravity exercises
* Knee immobilization, bed rest
* Unstable medical conditions:
* On ventilatory support
* Utilizing high degrees of oxygen support (continuous BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, nonrebreather mask, aerosol mask \>3L/min)
* Hemodynamic instability requiring pressor medication support (can include those on pressors for elevated mean arterial pressure goals (MAPs))
* Neurologically instable with strokes, hemorrhages, increased intracranial pressures
* Open wounds or surgical incisions
* Tenuous closed wounds requiring immobilization or bending restrictions
* Open wounds that are either packed/dressed or dressed with a wound vacuum
* Surgical wounds that are dra…
What they're measuring
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Change in patient performance during physical therapy (PT)
Timeframe: Initial (postoperative day 1) and Final PT Visit (at discharge approximately day 3-5 postoperative)