U.S., April 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07539948) titled 'A Feasibility Study on an Advanced Rehabilitative Prototype of KNEE-LOCOBOT on Knee Osteoarthritis Patients' on March 26.
Brief Summary: Problem: Total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries are increasing due to ageing populations. Current rehabilitation has a gap - patients do unsupervised exercises at home for 2-3 weeks between hospital discharge and outpatient appointments, leading to poor compliance and complications.
Current Issues: 25% of patients don't achieve meaningful functional improvement for 6+ months, and 20% still have significant limitations after 2 years.
Proposed Solution: Deploy a robot-aided device for intensive, s...