Trialling Rehabilitation After Knee Replacement

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Total knee replacment; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000476235
• Lead Sponsor: Fairfield Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Primary total knee replacement

Exclusion Criteria

Major co-morbidity precluding aerobic exercise at 50-60% maximum heart rate, history of dementia, history of stroke, multiple sclerosis or other neurological conditions causing physical
disability, not able to speak English, Arabic or Spanish, persistent post-operative confusion, deep wound infection, knee ligament instability, weight bearing restrictions on operated limb which limits participation of exercise program

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Western Ontario and McMaster University (WOMAC) Osteroarthritis Index (pain and function scores)[Pre-operative, 2 weeks, 10 weeks, 26 weeks and 52 weeks post total knee replacement];Oxford knee score[PRe-operative, 10,26 and 52 weeks post total knee replacement.]