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Smart knee implant monitoring during recovery after knee replacement for knee osteoarthritis

Tests remote monitoring with a smart knee implant in people having knee replacement.

Key facts

Who runs it
University of Chicago
Where
Chicago, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Investigating Patient Satisfaction With Smart Knee Implants
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
150 people, planned
Started
1 Sept 2025
Expected to end
31 Oct 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Smart Knee Implant
Record updated
17 December 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 having a knee replacement on one knee, either with a smart knee implant or the standard implant.

Age
Over 18 years.
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
People having a first (primary) or repeat (revision) total knee replacement on one knee.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • A replacement of the other knee within 90 days before or after the knee replacement in this trial.
  • A hip replacement on either side within 90 days before or after the knee replacement in this trial.
  • Limits on putting weight on the leg after surgery that stop routine physical therapy.
  • Physical weakness that stops routine physical therapy.

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Patients over 18 years of age
  • Patients undergoing unilateral primary or revision total knee arthroplasty with the smart knee implant or standard-of-care

Who cannot take part

  • Patients who receive contralateral knee replacement or contralateral or unilateral hip replacement within 90 days before or after their knee replacement in this study
  • Patients with post-operative weight-bearing restrictions or physical deconditioning prohibiting routine physical therapy participation

Where in United States

  • The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, United StatesContact: Sara Wallace, MDTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The main goal of this study is to see if there is a connection between the social and economic resources available in a patient's neighborhood (measured by the Area Deprivation Index, ADI) and their recovery after knee replacement surgery, as tracked through remote monitoring. A secondary goal is to find out if patients' self-reported pain and function score are linked to their actual physical improvement after surgery as measured by a remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) device. Additionally, this study examines whether RTM can reduce the number of postoperative clinic visits within the first 90 days after surgery while maintaining patient satisfaction and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Smart Knee ImplantTreatment being tested

    This group will receive the smart knee implant during their arthroplasty and will be able to track their progress according to the smart metrics through a mobile application, and will otherwise have the same standard-of-care as the other arm.

  • Standard-of-Care Knee ArthroplastyNo study treatment, for comparison

    This arm includes patients who are receiving the standard-of-care knee arthroplasty and will have standard follow-up with their surgeons.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Evaluating the Impact of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring on Knee Arthroplasty Recovery
Plain-language title
Smart knee implant monitoring during recovery after knee replacement 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.
Record updated
17 December 2025