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Wearable Device Guided Exercise for Patients on Total Knee Arthroplasty Wait-list

Key facts

Who runs it
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Where
Hong Kong1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
106 people, planned
Started
10 Nov 2026
Expected to end
30 Jun 2028
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Wearable Device
  • Control
Record updated
3 November 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • end-stage knee osteoarthritis according to European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology
  • Radiographic evidence of joint damage
  • Significant functional limitations
  • Severe knee pain

Who cannot take part

  • acute myocardial infraction within previous six weeks
  • terminal illness
  • Had undergone bilateral TKA,
  • exercise contraindication
  • chronic immobility

This trial has no sites in United States.

It has sites in one country. Choose a country to see its sites.

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a cost effective solution for people with end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Given Hong Kong's large senior population and age as the primary risk factor for osteoarthritis, waiting times for total knee arthroplasty can reach 30 months. To manage this long wait list, patients would be enrolled to a structured exercise program with group and home based exercise. Currently limited options are available for home based exercise adherence monitoring for TKA patients on the wait-list. This study will assess the effect of wearable device with smartphone application to guide home based exercise among these wait-list patients. The main hypothesis is that the use of wearable device will decrease patient's pain level and improve their physical activity level.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • ControlExisting treatment, for comparison

    Participants received standardized group and home based intervention with similar measurement time points and exercise prescription as the intervention

  • WearableTreatment being tested

    Participants received wearable device with complementary smartphone application for exercise monitoring

    Treatment: Wearable Device

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
The Application of Wearable Device Guided Pre-operative Exercise Programme for Patients Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Record updated
3 November 2026