App-Based rehab for knee pain: could your phone replace the physio?
NCT ID NCT07544940
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a 6-week digital health program delivered through a smartphone app for people with patellofemoral pain (knee pain). 40 adults will either use the app or follow a self-guided exercise program. The goal is to see if the app improves knee function and reduces pain better than doing exercises on your own.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital health program (smartphone app)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient, app-based way to manage knee pain and improve daily function without needing in-person therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The app-based approach may not work as well as hands-on care.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 45 years
- 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: * Age 18-45 years * Clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain * Symptoms for at least 3 months * Anterior or retropatellar knee pain provoked by at least two aggravating activities such as stair ambulation, squatting, running, jumping, or prolonged sitting * Baseline pain intensity of at least 3/10 on the Numeric Rating Pain Scale * Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Previous knee surgery * Patellar dislocation or obvious instability * Ligament injury, clinically important meniscal injury, moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis, or other major structural knee pathology * Major hip, ankle, or lumbar disorders substantially affecting lower-limb function * Neurological disorders affecting movement or balance * Pregnancy * Structured PFP rehabilitation within the previous 3 months * Any other condition deemed unsuitable by the investigators
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