Evaluation of a newly developed physiotherapy concept for the rehabilitation following total hip or knee replacement

Phase 3

• Conditions: M16; M17; Coxarthrosis [arthrosis of hip]; Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]

• Registration Number: DRKS00027960
• Lead Sponsor: Forschungslabor für Biomechanik und Implantattechnologie, Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin Rostock

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2021-12-15
• Study Start: 2022-02-14
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting stopped after recruiting started
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

(1) Patients requiring unilateral hip or knee arthroplasty due to primary or secondary osteoarthritis
(2) BMI 19-34 kg/m²
(3) ASA score I/II
(4) Willingness and ability to participate in the outpatient therapy and the required follow-up examinations during the first postoperative year

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Cachexia or obesity that affects the patient's daily life (BMI < 19 or > 34 kg/m²).
(2) ASA score > II,
(3) Active or suspected Infection
(4) Severe heart failure and COPD
(1) Acute spinal disease (e.g., lumboischialgia, disc prolapse, spinal stenosis).
(2) Prior endoprostheses at the lower extremity
(3) Joint, muscular or systemic diseases affecting gait pattern
(4) Neurological diseases affecting cognition
(5) Insufficient knowledge of the German language

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Preoperative as well as 3, 6, 9 and 12 month following arthroplasty, clinical-functional parameters are recorded:<br>(1) Gait parameters <br>(2) Range of Motion (hip/knee joint)<br>(3) Proprioception <br>(4) Neuromuscular function of the lower extremities <br>(5) Postural Control <br>(6) Daily physical activity<br>(7) Functional mobility

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Preoperative as well as 3, 6, 9 and 12 month following arthroplasty, clinical-functional parameters are recorded:<br>(1) Quality of life (EQ-5D)<br>(2) (WOMAC)<br>(3) Questionnaire regarding the user-friendliness of the digital rehabilitation tool