Hybrid Telerehabilitation for Anterior Knee Pain in Routine Physiotherapy

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study will follow about 30 adults with anterior knee pain over 72 weeks as they receive individualized physiotherapy supported by the moveUP mobile app. The app prescribes exercises, provides educational content, enables communication with the physiotherapist, and tracks progress. Outcomes include rehabilitation adherence, pain, knee function, quality of life, psychological factors, and physical activity, with exploration of how adherence and clinician engagement relate to results. Qualitative interviews with patients and clinicians will explore barriers and facilitators to using the platform in routine care. The study will be conducted in private clinics in Brussels and Paris with moveUP as a key component of care delivery.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 years or older.
* Clinical diagnosis of anterior knee pain, including patellofemoral pain, patellar tendinopathy, Hoffa's fat pad syndrome, chondromalacia, or femoropatellar, tibiopatellar, or tibiofemoral osteoarthritis not requiring surgery.
* Access to a smartphone compatible with the moveUP application.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently awaiting spine or lower-limb surgery.
* Lower-limb surgery or other invasive intervention within the previous two years.
* Joint prosthesis.
* Acute trauma to the trunk or lower limbs, or fracture, dislocation, or other musculoskeletal pathology of the affected lower limb within the previous six months.
* Saphenous nerve neuritis or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
* Severe osteoarthritis requiring joint replacement, systemic inflammatory joint disease (including rheumatoid arthritis or gout), or joint infection.
* Persistent low back pain lasting three months or longer.
* Vascular, respiratory, or neurological conditions that interfere with participation.
* Cognitive or psychiatric impairment limiting application use or communication.
* Pregnancy.

Where it's running

• Private clinics
  Brussels, Belgium Recruiting
• Private clinics
  Paris, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Miguel Farraj, PhD candidate
• Email: miguel.farraj@ulb.be
• Phone: +32494035113

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.