Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.
Eligibility Criteria
- * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
- * English reading/speaking
- * Are status post low-energy hip fracture, total knee/hip arthroplasty, or single to multilevel spinal fusion without paralysis
- * Must be able bodied enough to participate in a mobile app tool for physical therapy
- * Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (see section 5.3) throughout study duration\]
- * Severe cognitive impairment: Not alert and oriented to person, place, time, and reason for being the hospital; and unable to follow 2 step commands
- * Severe physical impairment:
- * Neurologic paralysis
- * Polytraumas with restrictions incompatible with anti-gravity exercises
- * Knee immobilization, bed rest
- * Unstable medical conditions:
- * On ventilatory support
- * Utilizing high degrees of oxygen support (continuous BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, nonrebreather mask, aerosol mask \>3L/min)
- * Hemodynamic instability requiring pressor medication support (can include those on pressors for elevated mean arterial pressure goals (MAPs))
- * Neurologically instable with strokes, hemorrhages, increased intracranial pressures
- * Open wounds or surgical incisions
- * Tenuous closed wounds requiring immobilization or bending restrictions
- * Open wounds that are either packed/dressed or dressed with a wound vacuum
- * Surgical wounds that are draining fluid or purulence
- * Vulnerable populations
- * Incarcerated individuals
- * Patients without access to a mobile phone with iOS capability
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years to
Sexes Eligible for Study
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No