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Monitoring can be remote, or clinic based. In India, unsupervised home-based physical rehabilitation is a common practice, but there is a lack of evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of remote monitoring. Therefore, we developed and piloted a mobile application (TeleREhabilitation after knee ArThroplasty app) based on behaviour design thinking to support the recovery period. This trial aims to compare the effectiveness, acceptability, cost and safety of this app-supported home-based intervention against usual care using an open label, 1:1 individual randomised superiority trial at two tertiary care hospitals in India.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Consecutive adults undergoing partial or total, unilateral or bilateral knee arthroplasty who can use a smart phone will be invited to participate in this trial. Consenting individuals will be randomised to either an app-supported intervention or a usual home-based rehabilitation which typically consists of provision of oral or written instructions at discharge and follow-up check-up with the surgeon or physiotherapist at their discretion or as per individual need. We aim to recruit 300 individuals over a period of eighteen months. The primary objective is to compare patient-reported knee function between the two groups at 3 and 6\u2009months postsurgery. Secondary objectives are to compare patient-reported outcomes (pain and activity), performance-based outcomes (lower limb strength and knee function), resource utilisation and quality of life. Fidelity of implementation, end-user experiences and challenges in implementing this intervention will be measured using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative data will be analysed in Stata, and group comparisons will be done using mixed effect linear regression. A mixed-methods approach will be used to analyse and interpret the process evaluation data. A modified intention-to-treat approach will be taken, which includes all those who were randomised irrespective of their adherence to trial protocol if they had at least one follow-up visit after enrolment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The protocol has been approved by the ethics committees of the sponsor institute (The George Institute for Global Health) and the two clinical sites (All India Institute for Medical Sciences, Delhi &amp; Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi). 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