Effectiveness of Gamification in Knee Replacement Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial With a Qualitative Approach

Eeva Aartolahti   ¹ , PhD ;   Maarit Janhunen   ² , MSc ;   Niina Katajapuu   ³ , PhD ;   Juha Paloneva   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Konsta Pamilo   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Airi Oksanen   ⁶ , PhD ;   Hannes Keemu   ⁶ , MD ;   Mikko Karvonen   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Mika Luimula   ⁷ , PhD ;   Raija Korpelainen   ^{8, 9, 10} , PhD ;   Timo Jämsä   ^{10, 11} , PhD ;   Keijo Mäkelä   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Ari Heinonen   ² , PhD

¹ Institute of Rehabilitation, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland

² Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

³ Faculty of Health and Well-being, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland

⁴ Department of Surgery, Central Finland Healthcare District and University of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland

⁵ Department of Orthopedics, Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland

⁶ Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland

⁷ Faculty of Business and Engineering, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland

⁸ Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oulu Deaconess Institute Foundation sr., Oulu, Finland

⁹ Research Unit of Population Health, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

¹⁰ Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

¹¹ Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland