Skip to main content
. 2022 Jun 8;9(2):e33489. doi: 10.2196/33489

Table 2.

Digital health for PAa interventions in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Study Population Design Intervention Comparator or comparators Primary outcome findings



Description Sample size Description Sample size
Bossen et al [38] Knee or hip osteoarthritis Pre or post Join2Move (fully automated web-based PA program) 20 N/Ab N/A No improvements in PA or self-perceived effect 
Li et al [41] Knee osteoarthritis RCTc Group in-person education+ activity monitor+ telephone counseling 17 Same intervention delayed by 1 month 17 Greater improvement in moderate to vigorous PA in the intervention vs comparator 
Skrepnik et al [36] Knee osteoarthritis treated with Hylan G-F 20 RCT Hyaluronic acid injection+unblinded activity monitor phone app 107 Hyaluronic acid injection+blinded activity monitor 104 Improvements in mobility in the intervention vs comparator 
Bartholdy et al [37] Knee osteoarthritis RCT Motivational SMS text messaging related to PA 19 No treatment 19 No difference between groups for time spent physically inactive 
Zaslavsky et al [39] Osteoarthritis Pre or post Activity monitor, motivational SMS text messaging, telephone coaching, and phone app for feedback 24 N/Ab N/A Improvements in sleep but not PA from baseline 
Allen et al [40] Knee or hip osteoarthritis Pre or post PA screening, coaching phone calls, emails, and phone follow-up 67 N/Ab N/A No difference in improvement in minutes of moderate to vigorous PA 

aPA: physical activity.

bN/A: not applicable.

cRCT: randomized controlled trial.