Mixing video and in-person physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis
Compares video-plus-clinic exercise sessions with clinic-only sessions in people with knee osteoarthritis.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- King Abdulaziz University
- Where
- Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- The Effect of Hybrid Tele-rehabilitation Versus In Person Rehabilitation on Pain and Function in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Apr 2025
- Planned end
- Jun 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Hybrid Tele-rehabilitation
- Standard Rehabilitation
- Record updated
- 4 May 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis and knee pain. It compares mixed in-person and video (Zoom) physiotherapy with in-person physiotherapy only.
- Age
- 40 to 80 years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Disease stage
- Mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis. Pain above 4 out of 10 for more than 3 months. Morning stiffness lasting less than 30 minutes. Pain and a grinding or crackling feeling in the knee when moving. Body Mass Index below 34 kg/m2. You need a device with internet and must be able to use it.
- Earlier treatment
- People who had a knee replacement cannot join. People who had knee surgery in the last 6 months or a cortisone injection in the last 30 days cannot join.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Severe knee osteoarthritis, limited mobility or using a wheelchair
- On a waiting list for hip or knee surgery
- Already having another type of rehabilitation
- Rheumatoid arthritis, or morning stiffness in both knees lasting more than 30 minutes
- Unstable medical conditions
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis
- Age 40 to 80 years old
- Body Mass Index < 34 kg/m2
- Numeric pain rating scale > 4 out of 10
- Pain for more than 3 months
- Morning stiffness lasting < 30 minutes (standard clinical criteria of knee osteoarthritis)
- Pain and crepitus with active motion (e.g., walking, sit to stand, stair climbing) (standard clinical criteria of knee osteoarthritis)
- Access to the device with an internet connection
- Ability to use electronic devices or smart phones
Who cannot take part
- On a waiting list for hip or knee surgery
- Previous knee arthroplasty
- Recent knee surgery within 6 months
- Received cortisone injection within the previous 30 days
- Unstable medical conditions
- Severe knee osteoarthritis and limited mobility or bonded to a wheelchair
- Body Mass Index > 34 kg/m2
- Undergoing other forms of rehabilitation
- Rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral knee morning stiffness > 30 minutes
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Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 80 years old?
Where in Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah, Saudi ArabiaContact: Hajed Al-OtiabiTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
People with knee osteoarthritis often need regular physiotherapy sessions to reduce pain and improve movement. Attendance of in-person sessions can be difficult because of travel and time. This study aims to learn if combining in-person and video sessions using Zoom works for people with knee osteoarthritis. The main questions it aims to answer are :
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* Does combining in-person and video sessions improve pain and physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis? * Does combining in-person and video sessions improve adherence to the exercise program? * Are people satisfied with video sessions using Zoom?
The researchers will compare the use of one in-person session and one video session per week to the standard care of two in-person sessions per week.
Participants will :
* Attend either (one in-person and one video session per week) or (two in-person sessions per week) for 8 weeks. * Perform exercise program that suits their needs during in-person and video sessions. * Record the number of attended sessions over 8 weeks. * Complete questionnaires about pain, physical function at the start and the end of the study. * Complete questionnaire about usability and satisfaction at the end of the study.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Hybrid Tele-rehabilitationTreatment being tested
participants will receive one in-person and one video session per week for 8 weeks. Both sessions include the same exercise program delivered by a physiotherapist.
- Standard RehabilitationExisting treatment, for comparison
participants will receive two in-person sessions per week for 8 weeks. All sessions include an exercise program delivered by a physiotherapist.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Hybrid Tele-rehabilitation Versus Standard Rehabilitation in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
- Plain-language title
- Mixing video and in-person physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritisGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06956222, who can take part
- Record updated
- 4 May 2025