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Clinical Trials/NCT00878358
NCT00878358CompletedNot Applicable

Hydrotherapy Versus Physiotherapy for Short-term Rehabilitation After Primary TKR

Hadassah Medical Organization1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentStarted: June 1, 2009Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
100
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Timed up and go test

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Primary objective:

To compare the effects of short term therapy post total knee replacement (TKR) between a hydrotherapy treatment group and a physiotherapy treatment group.

Secondary objectives:

To compare the effects of short term therapy post total knee replacement (TKR) between a hydrotherapy treatment group and a physiotherapy treatment group based on measurements of timed up and go (TUG, as primary outcome), range of motion, pain and quality of life.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Candidates for first total knee replacement surgery.
  • •Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis.
  • •Consent to participate in the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •- Rheumatic diseases.
  • •Neurological diseases involving lower limbs.
  • •Prior knee surgery in operated knee.
  • •Secreting surgical wound.
  • •Skin diseases.
  • •Incontinence.
  • •Incapable of signing informed consent.
  • •Patients living outside Jerusalem

Arms & Interventions

Physiotherapy

Active Comparator

Intervention: Physiotherapy (Other)

Hydrotherapy

Experimental

Intervention: Hydrotherapy (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Timed up and go test

Time Frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • Oxford knee score(6 weeks)
  • Visual analogue pain score(6 weeks)
  • Range of knee motion(6 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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