Effect of Preoperative Rehabilitation in TKA Patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000032568
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Wakayama Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients are excluded: 1) active or recently treated infections, 2) unable to walk independently or with supervision for 6 minutes, 3) any medical condition in which exercise is contraindicated.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The measurements is the physical activity in the daily living. All patients included in the study are assessed 4 times: baseline is performed 3 week before surgery. The second testing is performed before surgery, and the third testing is executed 1 months after TKA, and the 4th testing is executed 3 months after TKA.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Other measurements are the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the Physical Functioning Scale of the Short Form-36 questionnaire (SF-36), a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS), isometric strength (knee extension), passive knee ROM (flexion and extension) and gait function (Gait velocity, 6 minutes walking test).