Activity orientated rehabilitation following knee arthroplasty: feasibility study

Completed

Conditions: Total knee replacement for osteoarthritis
Surgery

Registration Number: ISRCTN13579789

Lead Sponsor: orth Bristol NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

Patients listed for total knee replacement for osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

1. Knee replacement for conditions other than osteoarthritis
2. Revision knee surgery
3. Inability to participate in exercise for any medical reason such as unstable cardiovascular or cardio-respiratory disease
4. Diagnosis of severe neurological disorders
5. Inability to provide informed consent
6. Inability to complete study questionnaires in the English language, as the study was using measures that had not all been validated in other languages

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
As this is a feasibility RCT there were no primary outcome measures as such.<br>1. Rate of participant uptake<br>2. Reasons for non-attendance at classes<br>3. Patient satisfaction with the classes<br>4. Timing and suitability of the exercises

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient-reported outcomes including: <br>1. KOOS = Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score – pre-op, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op<br>2. LEFS = lower extremity functional scale - 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op<br>3. ABC scale = activities-specific balance confidence scale - pre-op, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op<br>4. Pain VAS = pain visual analogue scale - pre-op, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op <br>5. UCLA = UCLA activity score - pre-op, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op<br>6. SER = self-efficacy for rehabilitation - pre-op, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op<br>7. Ab-IAP = Aberdeen Measures of Impairment, Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction - pre-op, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op<br>8. MYMOP = Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile – 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post-op<br>