Smart wearable rehab after knee surgery: skip the clinic?
NCT ID NCT07549867
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a wearable device and smartphone app can help people recover knee function at home after surgery for a discoid meniscus (a misshapen knee cartilage). Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to either in-person rehab at a clinic or remote rehab using the wearable device. Both groups follow the same exercises, and their progress is tracked for six months to compare knee function, pain, and satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telerehabilitation program using wearable devices and a smartphone app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient, effective way to recover from knee surgery at home instead of traveling to a clinic.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The technology might not work as well as in-person rehab for some patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 60 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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Mar 2028
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.
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10 to 60 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: * 1.Aged between 10 and 60 years. * 2.Diagnosed with a discoid meniscus injury, confirmed by both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and arthroscopy. * 3.Underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (saucerization) with concomitant suture repair. * 4.Willing to participate in the clinical trial and comply with the follow-up protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * 1.Presence of concomitant injuries in the same knee, such as ligament tears, fractures, or cartilage lesions. * 2.Kellgren \& Lawrence osteoarthritis grade greater than II. * 3.History of trauma or surgery in other weight-bearing joints of the lower limb (e.g., ankle ligament tears, osteonecrosis of the femoral head) that could indirectly affect knee joint loading and movement.
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