Trial reportMusculoskeletal care2025
Effects of a Digitally Supported Physical Activity Intervention in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Musculoskeletal care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05810376 (Effects of Digital-based Physical Activity Intervention on Pain, Function and Exercise Adherence in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Digital-based Physical Activity Intervention on Pain, Function and Exercise Adherence in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Effectiveness of digital pain management for older adults with musculoskeletal pain: systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a digitally supported physical activity (PA) intervention on pain, physical function, exercise adherence and quality of life in females with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
methodsThirty female participants with knee OA were randomly assigned to either a control group (n = 15) receiving patient education, smartwatch use, and a home exercise programme, or an intervention group (n = 15) receiving an additional digitally supported walking programme. The primary outcome measures were pain severity (Numerical Pain Rating Scale [NPRS]), physical function (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index [WOMAC]) and exercise adherence. Secondary outcomes included quality of life (European Quality of Life Scale 5 Dimensions/EQ-5D-3L), daily step count and pain catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale/PCS). Assessments were performed at baseline and after 8 weeks.
resultsThe intervention group showed significantly greater improvements in pain severity (1.4 cm larger improvement on NPRS; p = 0.005), physical function (6.4-point larger improvement on WOMAC total score; p = 0.003) and daily step count (1548 steps larger improvement; p = 0.045) compared to the control group. Both groups demonstrated similar significant improvements in exercise adherence, pain catastrophizing, and quality of life (p < 0.05).
conclusionsA digitally supported PA intervention, in addition to patient education and a home exercise programme, significantly improved pain, physical function and PA in females with knee OA. These findings support the efficacy of structured, supervised digital interventions for enhancing outcomes in this population. Future studies should explore strategies to enhance long-term adherence through digital PA interventions.
trial registrationThis study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki (Clinical Trial Registry Number: NCT05810376).
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