AI coach for knee pain: new trial tests smart exercise app
NCT ID NCT07434011
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-assisted web app that personalizes home exercises can reduce pain and improve knee function in people with knee osteoarthritis, compared to a standard paper exercise program. About 84 adults with knee pain will be randomly assigned to either the AI app or paper program for 6 weeks. Researchers will measure pain, disability, quality of life, and how well participants stick with the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted therapeutic exercise program delivered via a web app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, accessible home-based exercise option for people with knee osteoarthritis, reducing pain and improving function without needing frequent clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (84 participants) comparing two exercise programs, so results may not apply broadly. The AI component may not significantly outperform a simple paper program, and adherence or usability issues could limit effectiveness.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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45 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria (based on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance): * Clinical criteria for KOA: age ≥45 years, activity-related knee pain, and morning knee stiffness lasting ≤30 minutes. * Knee pain for 3 months or longer. * Knee pain on most days during the previous month. * Overall knee pain intensity ≥4 on an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS; 0-10) during the previous week. * Ownership of a smartphone and ability to use a mobile application. * Internet access at home and/or via the mobile phone. * Ability to provide informed consent, participate, and complete study assessments. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a planned knee arthroplasty (knee replacement) surgery. * Knee prosthesis/arthroplasty in the most painful knee. * Participation in a therapeutic exercise program for knee osteoarthritis within the past 6 weeks. * Infiltration for knee osteoarthritis within the past 12 weeks. * Inflammatory arthritic conditions. * A fall in the past 12 months without medical clearance to perform unsupervised home exercise. * Being homebound during the past month without medical clearance to perform unsupervised home exercise. * Failing the pre-exercise screening and not having medical clearance to perform unsupervised home exercise. * Inability to communicate in Spanish. * Any neurological or systemic disease that may limit participation in the study.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28041, Spain
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