Digital Versus Conventional Rehabilitation After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Single-Center, Parallel-Group Pilot Study. 2019

Fernando Dias Correia, and André Nogueira, and Ivo Magalhães, and Joana Guimarães, and Maria Moreira, and Isabel Barradas, and Maria Molinos, and Laetitia Teixeira, and Joaquim Pires, and Rosmaninho Seabra, and Jorge Lains, and Virgílio Bento
Neurology Department, Hospital de Santo António-Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

BACKGROUND The demand for total hip arthroplasty (THA) is rising. In the face of rapidly increasing health care costs, ensuring widespread, cost-effective rehabilitation is a priority. Technologies allowing independent home-based rehabilitation may be the key to facilitate access, improve effectiveness, and lower costs of care. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a novel artificial intelligence-powered digital biofeedback system following THA and compare the clinical outcomes against supervised conventional rehabilitation. METHODS This was a single-center, parallel-group pilot study, with an 8-week intervention program. Patients were assessed at baseline, during the program (at 4 and 8 weeks), and 3 and 6 months after surgery. The primary outcome was the Timed Up and Go (TUG) score and secondary outcomes were the Hip dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scale (HOOS; a patient-reported outcome) and hip range of motion (ROM). RESULTS A total of 66 patients were included: 35 digital physiotherapy (PT) versus 31 conventional. There were no differences at baseline between groups except for lower HOOS quality of life (QoL) subscale scores in the digital PT group. Clinically relevant improvements were noted in both groups at all time points. The digital PT group showed a retention rate of 86% (30/35). Per-protocol analysis revealed a superiority of the digital PT group for all outcome measures. Intention-to-treat analysis revealed the superiority of the digital PT group at all time points for TUG (change between baseline and 4 and 8 weeks: P<.001; change between baseline and 3 and 6 months: P=.001 and P=.005, respectively), with a difference between median changes of -4.79 seconds (95% CI -7.24 to -1.71) at 6 months post-THA. Between baseline and month 6, results were also superior in the digital PT group for the HOOS sports and QoL subscales and all ROM except for standing flexion. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates this novel solution holds promise in rehabilitation after THA, ensuring better clinical outcomes than conventional rehabilitation while reducing dependence on human resources. BACKGROUND ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03045549; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03045549.

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