AI-Powered home rehab could transform recovery after joint surgery
NCT ID NCT07505628
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-based smartphone app can improve recovery for 106 adults after hip or knee replacement or hip fracture surgery. Participants use the app for 12 weeks at home to get real-time feedback on their exercises, while a comparison group follows the same exercises using paper handouts. The goal is to see if the app leads to better walking ability and less pain than standard instructions.
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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 106 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged 19 years or older. * Patients scheduled to undergo hip or knee arthroplasty at Gangnam Severance Hospital or affiliated hospitals of Chung-Ang University Medical Center (Chung-Ang University Hospital, Gwangmyeong Hospital, Hyundai Hospital). * Patients with a preoperative Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC) stage of 4 or 5 (For hip fracture cases, pre-fracture FAC stage will be considered). * Patients capable of downloading and using mobile applications on smart devices (smartphones or tablets) independently without researcher assistance. * Patients who fully understand the study's purpose and procedures and have voluntarily signed the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals unable to perform exercises due to severe musculoskeletal pain. * Individuals with severe dizziness or poor vision that prevents them from following exercise videos provided by the digital treatment. * Individuals with visual impairment that causes difficulty in recognizing the monitor/device screen. * Individuals requiring long-term inpatient treatment due to unstable vital signs. * Individuals with partial or total lower-limb amputation due to trauma, disease, or congenital defects. * Individuals classified as vulnerable subjects (as defined by clinical research ethics guidelines). * Any other individuals deemed ineligible for participation at the discretion of the principal investigator.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chung-Ang University Hospital
Seoul, 06973, South Korea
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Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, 06273, South Korea
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