The effect of motor imagery in the rehabilitation of total knee replacement

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Total Knee Replacement; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000397718
• Lead Sponsor: CRIS-Lyon1 University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

unilateral total knee replacement
Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIC): 2 standard deviations above or below the mean
Body Mass Index (BMI)<40
cause: arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

patients with neurological disorders such as parkinson, multiple sclerosis.
patients with psychological disorders.
patients with post-op complications such as infection, embolism.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome: pain: assessed using a Horizontal Visual Analog Scale (H-VAS)[pre-test: at the beginning of the program before the first physiotherapy session<br>Post-test: 5 weeks later after the 15th physiotherapy session<br>];knee range of motion: assessed using a goniometer and a digital inclinometer[pre-test: at the beginning of the program before the first physiotherapy session<br>Post-test: 5 weeks later after the 15th physiotherapy session<br><br>];quadriceps and hamstrings strength: assessed using a hand-held dynamometer[pre-test: at the beginning of the program before the first physiotherapy session<br>Post-test: 5 weeks later after the 15th physiotherapy session<br><br>]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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