Knee-Biofeedback Rehabilitation Interface for Game-based Home Therapy
Barron Associates, Inc.
Summary
The goal of this study is to learn about the effect of video-game based rehabilitation exercise for patients with knee osteoarthritis. The main question the study aims to answer is: do patients who exercise with the game have better functional outcomes and engagement compared to patients who do conventional exercise? Participants will complete 10 weeks of physical therapy exercise sessions that focus on quadriceps strengthening. Two sessions per week will be conducted in the clinic, and one session will be conducted at home each week. The interventional group will conduct all exercises using the KneeBRIGHT EMG sensors and game software. The control group will conduct all exercises following a standard physical therapy regimen. Researchers will compare knee function and engagement between the group who uses the game, and the group who does conventional exercise.
Description
The KneeBRIGHT game system will be evaluated in a 10-week single-blinded randomized controlled trial. The goals of this study are to: (1) assess improvements in functional outcomes following an exercise regimen conducted by KneeBRIGHT compared to conventional exercise; and (2) evaluate patient engagement during unsupervised, home-based exercises with and without the KneeBRIGHT software. Over the course of the study period, the knee OA participants will conduct physical therapy sessions with the physical therapist (PT) who enrolled them. The exercise regimen will implement each PT's standard of…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 30–75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis via x-ray, with a score of at least 2 (out of 4) on the Kellgren-Lawrence OA scoring system; independent ambulation without assistive device Exclusion Criteria: * individuals who have psychiatric or cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia) that interferes with their ability to follow instructions or provide voluntary consent; symptomatic spine, hip, ankle, or foot disease other than OA that would interfere with assessment of the knee.
Interventions
- DeviceKneeBRIGHT System
The KneeBRIGHT system includes electromyogram sensors and video game software that leads participants through physical therapy exercise.
- OtherControl Exercise
The control group will complete a 10-week regimen of conventional PT exercise
Location
- University of North Carolina Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina