Can a smartphone app replace physiotherapy for knee pain?
NCT ID NCT07767409
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a smartphone app-guided rehabilitation program (MOKneeTOR) is as effective as traditional hospital-based physiotherapy for people with knee osteoarthritis. Participants will be randomly assigned to either use the app for 24 weeks or attend outpatient physiotherapy sessions. The study will compare improvements in walking speed, pain, and physical function, as well as the costs of each approach. The goal is to see if a flexible, home-based option can deliver comparable benefits while easing the burden on healthcare systems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MOKneeTOR app-based rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a convenient, cost-saving alternative to hospital physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis, potentially reducing the need for surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The app-based approach may not be as effective as in-person therapy for all patients, and results may vary based on individual adherence and tech comfort.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 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 to 95 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: * All patients who meet the knee OA clinical criteria (aged ≥45 years, activity-related knee pain, and ≤30 min knee joint stiffness in the morning) will be included, * an owner of a smartphone, * an education level of at least 8 years, * a willingness to be randomized to either MOKneeTOR program or outpatient rehabilitation program, * an ability to complete baseline assessment. Exclusion Criteria: * lower limb joint replacement surgery anticipated within the next 6 months, * rheumatoid arthritis and other systemic arthritis, * a previous history of stroke and other major neurological conditions, * significant back or other non-knee pain, * pregnant women
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Singapore General Hospital
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