Sarah Eichler|Annett Salzwedel|Sophie Rabe|Steffen Mueller|Frank Mayer|Monique Wochatz|Miralem Hadzic|Mathias John|Karl Wegscheider|Heinz Völler
The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation as a Supplement to Rehabilitation in Patients After Total Knee or Hip Replacement: Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Potsdam|University of Potsdam|University of Potsdam|Trier University of Applied Sciences|University of Potsdam|University of Potsdam|University of Potsdam|Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg|University of Potsdam
background telerehabilitation contribute maintenance successful rehabilitation regardless location time aim study investigate specific threemonth interactive telerehabilitation routine regarding effectiveness assisting patients physical functionality returning work compared typical aftercare objective aim study investigate specific threemonth interactive telerehabilitation regard effectiveness functioning return work compared usual aftercare methods august 2016 december 2017 111 patients mean 549 years old sd 68 543 female hip knee replacement enrolled randomized controlled trial discharge inpatient rehabilitation three months distance 6minute walk test assessed primary endpoint functional parameters including health related quality life pain time return work secondary endpoints results patients intervention group performed telerehabilitation average 550 minutes sd 92 per week adherence high 75 7th week threemonth intervention phase almost patients therapists used communication options intervention group average difference 883 sd 577 p95 control group average difference 796 sd 487 p95 increased distance 6minutewalktest improvements functional parameters well quality life pain achieved groups higher proportion working patients intervention group 646 p01 versus control group 462 note conclusions effect investigated telerehabilitation therapy patients following knee hip replacement equivalent usual aftercare terms functional testing quality life pain since significantly higher returntowork rate could achieved therapy might promising supplement established aftercare trial registration german clinical trials register drks00010009 httpswwwdrksdedrkswebnavigatedo navigationidtrialhtmlamptrialiddrks00010009