Physical functioning at the workplace in patients after total knee arthroplasty: a feasibility study

Completed

Conditions: knee replacement
total knee arthroplasty
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Registration Number: NL-OMON40677

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

Patients after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA);
-18-65 years old
-underwent TKA
-paid work for minimal 24 hours per week;Colleague:
-18-65 years old
-same age as TKA patient, difference of 5 years is allowed
-same gender as TKA patient
-similar working tasks as TKA patient
-paid work for minimal 24 hours per week
-should work on same day sessions as case-subject does, e.g. both in daytime of both in night-time

Exclusion Criteria

-total hip of knee replacement surgery in the previous 6 months
-suffering from osteoarthritis (only for control-subjects)
-relevant co-morbidities with severe negative consequences for physical and/or mental functioning
-more than three months pregnancy
-(partly) on sick leave
-occupation where an accelerometer cannot be worn
-insufficient knowledge of Dutch language
-participation in other projects addressing or stimulating physical activity behavior

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Feasibility of measuring physical functioning at the workplace among TKA<br /><br>patients and colleagues with accelerometers</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The amount of physical activity at the workplace measured objectively as an<br /><br>indication of the level of physical functioning and in comparison with healthy<br /><br>colleagues and self reported functioning.</p><br>