Evidence
What we know, and what we're still finding out
Recovrly is early-stage. This page is the honest version of our evidence base: published research, what's actively being evaluated, the governance that keeps personalisation inside safe bounds, and a register mapping every specific claim on this site back to its source.
Published research
Primary evidence (about Recovrly)
The Hospital to Home study (H2H): smartwatch technology-enabled rehabilitation following hip fracture in older adults, a feasibility non-randomised trial
Hewage K, Fosker S, Leckie T, Venn R, Gonçalves AC, Koulouglioti C, Hodgson LE. Future Healthcare Journal, 2023;10(1):14–20. View on PubMed →
A UK feasibility study in patients recovering from hip fracture (aged 65+, n=66, median age 78). One hospital gave patients a smartwatch and the CUSH Health© app, Recovrly's technology under its founding name, while a second hospital continued with usual care as a comparison.
- • Hospital stay: 10 days (IQR 7–16) in the app hospital vs. 12 days (IQR 10–18) in the comparison hospital (p=0.05).
- • Falls-related readmissions: none in the app hospital vs. 15 in the comparison hospital, including 11 fractures (p=0.016).
- • Median daily step count in the app group rose from 477 (in-hospital) to 5,352 at 12 weeks (p=0.001).
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This was a feasibility study, not a randomised controlled trial: the two groups were different hospitals, not randomly assigned patients, so other differences between the sites could contribute to the result. The sample was small (n=66 across both hospitals), and 12 people in the app group withdrew, which the authors flag as a digital-exclusion risk still to be addressed. The paper discloses that the founder of CUSH Health had no role in analysing the results.
Design-context research
The key values and factors identified by older adults to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour using co-production approaches: a scoping review
Ioannou E, Chen HL, Bromley V, Fosker S, Ali K, Fernando A, Mensah E, Fowler-Davis S. BMC Geriatrics, 2023;23:371. View on PubMed →
A scoping review of 16 studies asking what older adults themselves identify as the reasons they stay physically active. This is not a study of Recovrly. Recovrly's founder co-authored it, and it informs the design principles behind Recovrly's approach rather than evidencing Recovrly's own effectiveness.
The consistent themes: activity needs to feel safe, accessible and enjoyable, preserve independence, keep people connected to others, and show tailored, observable progress.
Claims register
Every specific number or outcome claim on this site, mapped to its source. This is the only place recovrly.com currently states figures; nothing above appears anywhere else on the site without also appearing here.
| Claim | Source |
|---|
| Shorter hospital stay in the app hospital (10 vs. 12 days) | Hewage et al. 2023, Future Healthcare Journal |
| Fewer falls-related readmissions in the app hospital (0 vs. 15) | Hewage et al. 2023, Future Healthcare Journal |
| Median daily steps rose to 5,352 at 12 weeks in the app group | Hewage et al. 2023, Future Healthcare Journal |