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Can a physio app keep knee pain patients moving?

NCT ID NCT07842913

Symptom relief Sponsor: Farraj Miguel Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 25, 2026

Summary

Researchers are studying how hybrid telerehabilitation works in routine physiotherapy for adults with anterior knee pain. About 30 participants receive individualized treatment from their physiotherapist, supported by the moveUP mobile app for prescribed exercises, education, communication, and progress tracking. The study follows participants for 72 weeks and measures exercise adherence, pain, knee function, quality of life, and psychological factors. Interviews with patients and physiotherapists explore what helps or hinders using the platform in everyday care.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Hybrid telerehabilitation combining routine physiotherapy with the moveUP mobile application
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give physiotherapists a practical way to support knee pain exercises between clinic visits and help patients stay on track at home.
What could go wrong
The study is small, with about 30 participants, and it observes how the app is used in routine care rather than comparing it against another treatment. Adherence and outcomes may differ in larger or different patient groups.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older. * Clinical diagnosis of anterior knee pain, including patellofemoral pain, patellar tendinopathy, Hoffa's fat pad syndrome, chondromalacia, or femoropatellar, tibiopatellar, or tibiofemoral osteoarthritis not requiring surgery. * Access to a smartphone compatible with the moveUP application. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently awaiting spine or lower-limb surgery. * Lower-limb surgery or other invasive intervention within the previous two years. * Joint prosthesis. * Acute trauma to the trunk or lower limbs, or fracture, dislocation, or other musculoskeletal pathology of the affected lower limb within the previous six months. * Saphenous nerve neuritis or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. * Severe osteoarthritis requiring joint replacement, systemic inflammatory joint disease (including rheumatoid arthritis or gout), or joint infection. * Persistent low back pain lasting three months or longer. * Vascular, respiratory, or neurological conditions that interfere with participation. * Cognitive or psychiatric impairment limiting application use or communication. * Pregnancy.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chondromalacia patellae osteoarthritis, knee patellar tendinitis patellofemoral pain syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anterior knee pain

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Private clinics

    RECRUITING

    Brussels, Belgium

  • Private clinics

    RECRUITING

    Paris, France

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