Interactive Virtual Telerehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Interactive Virtual Telerehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a new interactive
 virtual telerehabilitation (IVT) system with the conventional program in the rehabilitation
 of patients after total knee arthroplasty.
Patients are distributed into two treatment groups: 1) Group I (control): standard clinical
 protocol of TKA rehabilitation consisting of 1-hour sessions for 10 days; and 2) Group II
 (IVT): 1-hour IVT sessions for 10 days (5 sessions under a therapist's supervision to verify
 the absence of medical complications + 5 sessions performed at home). The IVT is an
 interactive virtual software-hardware platform that facilitates the development of remote
 rehabilitation therapy for multiple diseases. Patients receive information required to
 perform exercise and the therapist remotely monitors the patient's performance. For the
 purpose of this trial, the IVT system was designed for lower limb motor recovery in patients
 undergoing TKA.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Post-TKA active range of motion: flexion 80º and extension -10º

 -  ABsence of stiffness

 -  Ability to walk with the use of a walking aid

 -  Ability to read and understand Spanish

 -  Ability to understand and accept the trial procedures and to sign an informed consent
 form in accordance with national legislation

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Sensory, cognitive and/or praxic impairment

 -  Concomitant medical conditions that may influence the rehabilitation process

 -  Discharge destination other than home

 -  Patients with any local or systemic complication (e.g., surgical wound infection,
 suspicion of deep vein thrombosis…) in the three-month follow-up period