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Mobile App for Postoperative Rehabilitation After Orthopedic Surgery

This study is testing a mobile application (app) designed to help patients with in-bed exercises after orthopedic surgeries like hip fracture repair, knee or hip replacement, or spinal fusion. The app reminds you to do exercises and adjusts the difficulty based on your feedback. All participants will also receive the usual care after surgery. The main goal is to see if using this app improves your performance during physical therapy (PT) between your first PT visit (day 1 after surgery) and your last PT visit (around day 3-5 after surgery, at discharge). This study is currently unclear on its recruitment status. You may be able to join if you are 18 or older, can read and speak English, have had one of these surgeries, and can use a mobile app.

Study design
This is a single-arm pilot study, meaning all participants will receive the app intervention. It plans to enroll 15 patients initially, with a goal of expanding to a larger study later.
What's involved
You would use a mobile app for in-bed exercises and participate in physical therapy. Your performance on the app and physical therapy outcomes will be evaluated.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your progress will be followed from your first physical therapy visit (day 1 after surgery) until your discharge from the hospital (around day 3-5 after surgery).

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NCT06407427

Evaluating the Efficacy of a Mobile Application in Postoperative Rehabilitation

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
Yale University
~100 participants
Updated 2026-08-05 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:App for in-bed conditioning exercisesUsual care

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in patient performance during physical therapy (PT)
Measured over Initial (postoperative day 1) and Final PT Visit (at discharge approximately day 3-5 postoperative)

Conditions

Spine Degeneration
Hip Arthritis
Knee Osteoarthritis
Hip Fractures

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Connecticut1

Study leadership

  • Rajiv S Vasudevan, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Yale University

Who to contact

Rajiv S Vasudevan, M.D.
[email protected]
650-714-7908
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
English reading/speaking
Are status post low-energy hip fracture, total knee/hip arthroplasty, or single to multilevel spinal fusion without paralysis
Must be able bodied enough to participate in a mobile app tool for physical therapy
Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (see section 5.3) throughout study duration\]

Exclusion

Severe cognitive impairment: Not alert and oriented to person, place, time, and reason for being the hospital; and unable to follow 2 step commands
Severe physical impairment:
Neurologic paralysis
Polytraumas with restrictions incompatible with anti-gravity exercises
Knee immobilization, bed rest
Unstable medical conditions:
On ventilatory support
Utilizing high degrees of oxygen support (continuous BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, nonrebreather mask, aerosol mask \>3L/min)
Hemodynamic instability requiring pressor medication support (can include those on pressors for elevated mean arterial pressure goals (MAPs))
Neurologically instable with strokes, hemorrhages, increased intracranial pressures
Open wounds or surgical incisions
Tenuous closed wounds requiring immobilization or bending restrictions
Open wounds that are either packed/dressed or dressed with a wound vacuum
Surgical wounds that are draining fluid or purulence
Vulnerable populations
Incarcerated individuals
Patients without access to a mobile phone with iOS capability

What this trial measures

  • Change in patient performance during physical therapy (PT)Initial (postoperative day 1) and Final PT Visit (at discharge approximately day 3-5 postoperative)

    Patient performance during physical therapy will be assessed using The Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AMPAC). The AMPAC score is a comprehensive assessment tool used to evaluate a patient's functional abilities in various domains, including mobility, daily activities, and social interaction. Total score range from 6-24 with higher scores indicating the participant is able to independently perform all activities.