Effectiveness of the Self-Directed mHealth Exercise Intervention re.flex in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

About 1 in 2 patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) receives a referral or recommendation for exercise. Digital health applications could counteract this undersupply.

Objective

We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 12-week self-directed mobile health exercise intervention (re.flex) when used in addition to usual care compared to a control group receiving usual care only on pain reduction and improvement in physical function in patients with knee OA.

Methods

This monocentric, 2-arm, randomized controlled parallel-group trial included patients from Germany with moderate to severe knee OA. Participants were mainly recruited via newspapers. Randomization was 1:1 into an intervention group (re.flex+usual care) and a control group (usual care) using comp

SUBMITTER: Dieter V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510439 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature