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Title: Effectiveness of a home-based telerehabilitation system in patients after total hip arthroplasty: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Author: Busso, Chiara
Castorina, Gabriele
Di Monaco, Marco
Rodríguez, Daniel
Mahdavi, Hadis
Balocco, Simone
Trucco, Marco
Conti, Marco
Castagna, Alessandro
Minetto, Marco Alessandro
Keywords: Rehabilitació mèdica
Pròtesis de maluc
Telemàtica
Medical rehabilitation
Hip prosthesis
Telematics
Issue Date: 14-Oct-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Abstract: Background: The demand for total hip arthroplasty (THA) is quickly rising given the escalating global incidence of hip osteoarthritis, and it is widely accepted that the post-surgery rehabilitation is key to optimize outcomes. The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new telerehabilitation solution, ReHub, for the physical function and clinical outcome improvement following THA. The specific aims of this manuscript are to describe the study design, protocol, content of interventions, and primary and secondary outcomes and to discuss the clinical rehabilitation impact of the expected experimental results. Methods/design: This prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial will include 56 patients who had undergone primary THA. Patients are randomized to a control group (standard rehabilitation during the 2-week stay in the rehabilitation clinic followed by 3 weeks of unsupervised home-based rehabilitation) or an experimental group (standard rehabilitation during the 2-week stay in the rehabilitation clinic followed by 3 weeks of home-based ReHub-assisted telerehabilitation). The primary outcome is physical performance assessed through the Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test. Secondary outcomes include independence level, pain intensity, hip disability, hip range of motion, muscle strength, and patient's perception of clinical improvement. Discussion: Proving the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based telerehabilitation program for physical and muscle function following THA could support its systematic incorporation in post-surgical rehabilitation protocols, which should be tailored to the individual and collective needs.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04791-4
It is part of: Trials, 2020, vol. 21, num. 852
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/179816
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04791-4
ISSN: 1745-6215
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