Return to Activity After Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Conditions
- Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Registration Number
- NCT07006545
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
- Brief Summary
This multicenter research project aims to correlate objective testing of muscle mass, muscle strength, neuromuscular activation, walking speed and other functional tests with everyday activity and subjective quality of life after total knee arthroplasty. For this purpose, 400 patients from 5 orthopedic departments in Germany and USA will be examined at the time points pre-op, six weeks, three, six and 12 months post-op.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients receiving a total knee arthroplasty
- Ability to perform the return to activity battery
Exclusion Criteria
- Inability to perform the return to activity battery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle Mass Pre-OP to 12 months Post-OP Sonographically Analysis of the M. quadriceps femoris
Muscle Strength Pre-OP to 12 Months Post-OP Isometric maximal strength of the knee extensors
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Technical University Munich
🇩🇪Munich, Bavaria, Germany
University Hospital Bonn
🇩🇪Bonn, NRW, Germany