Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2021
A smartphone application to facilitate adherence to home-based exercise after flexor tendon repair: A randomised controlled trial.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- [Physiotherapy in Your Pocket: Effectiveness of Home Exercises Using an AI-Based Smartphone App for the Postoperative Follow-Up of Hand Injuries - A Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Study].Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V... · 2025Trial
- AI-Generated Exercise Videos vs Traditional Leaflets: A Novel Approach to Home Exercise Education in Achilles Tendinitis and Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Validation Study on Movement Sonification of the Hand as a Rehabilitation Tool.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Strategies to Increase Patients' Adherence to Digital Therapeutics for Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Narrative Review.Yonsei medical journal · 2026Review
- What's New in Hand Surgery: Transformative advancements and Emerging Trends.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Changes in exercise adherence during use of an e-health application in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Impact of Remote Symptom Management on Exercise Adherence After Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer in a Tertiary Hospital in China: Protocol for a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- A successful telenursing experience: Development of an education-interaction orthopedic nursing web application.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Barriers, Facilitators, and Requirements for a Telerehabilitation Aftercare Program for Patients After Occupational Injuries: Semistructured Interviews With Key Stakeholders.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Comparison of Six-strand and Four-strand Techniques on the Repair of Injured Deep Flexor Tendons of Zone II of the Hand: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.World journal of plastic surgery · 2023Article
- Do digital interventions increase adherence to home exercise rehabilitation? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Archives of physiotherapy · 2022Review
- An Interactive Cognitive-Behavioural Multimedia Program Favourably Affects Pain and Kinesiophobia During Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: An Effectiveness Trial.International journal of sport and exercise psychology · 2022Article
- Mental Simulation to Promote Exercise Intentions and Behaviors.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Digital rehabilitation for hand and wrist pain: a single-arm prospective longitudinal cohort study.Pain reportsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveEvaluate the effect of a smartphone application on exercise adherence, range of motion and self-efficacy compared to standard rehabilitation after repair of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon.
designProspective multi-centre randomised controlled trial.
settingFour hand surgery departments in Sweden. SUBJECTS: A total of 101 patients (35 women) (mean age 37.5 ± 12.8) were randomised to control (
interventionA smartphone application to facilitate rehabilitation.
main outcome measuresAdherence assessed with the Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale at two and six weeks (primary outcome). Secondary outcomes were self-reported adherence in three domains assessed at two and six weeks, self-efficacy assessed with Athlete Injury Self-Efficacy Questionnaire at baseline, two and six weeks. Range of motion and perceived satisfaction with rehabilitation and information were assessed at 12 weeks.
resultsTwenty-five patients were lost to follow-up. There was no significant between group difference in Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale at two or six weeks, mean scores (confidence interval, CI 95%) 12.5 (CI 11.8-13.3), 11.8 (CI 11.0-12.8) for the intervention group, and 13.3 (CI 12.6-14.0), 12.8 (CI 12.0-13.7) for the control group. Self-reported adherence for exercise frequency at six weeks was significantly better for the intervention group, 93.2 (CI 86.9-99.5) compared to the controls 82.9 (CI 76.9-88.8) (
conclusionThe smartphone application used in this study did not improve adherence, self-efficacy or range of motion compared to standard rehabilitation for flexor tendon injuries. Further research regarding smartphone applications is needed. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: I. Randomised controlled trial.
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