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Balance After Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Postural Balance
Knee Arthroplasty
Quality of Life
Interventions
Procedure: Knee Arthroplasty
Registration Number
NCT04681404
Lead Sponsor
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Brief Summary

Evaluation of patients before and after knee arthroplasty regarding balance, function and quality of life. Comparison of total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Comparison of the primary outcome parameter and selected secondary outcome parameters to healthy controls.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Primary gonarthrosis
  • planned TKA or UKA
  • adequate cognitive and lingual competence
  • informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • TKA or UKA revision
  • Surgery after trauma
  • Rheumatic disease
  • Neurologic disease
  • previous arthroplasty of the lower extremity (<9 months)
  • cardiovascular disease
  • restricted weight bearing of the lower extremity after surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)Knee ArthroplastyPatients intended to undergo surgery for total knee arthroplasty
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)Knee ArthroplastyPatients intended to undergo surgery for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Center of pressure track (COPT)1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of SwayBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

WOMAC ScoreBefore surgery; 1 year after surgery, higher score means better outcome

Scale: Points, Minimum: 0, Maximum: 240, higher score means worse outcome

Functional reach testBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery
Timed up and go - testBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery
Forgotten Joint ScoreBefore surgery; 1 year after surgery

Scale: Points, Minimum: 0, Maximum: 100, higher score means better outcome

Oxford Knee ScoreBefore surgery; 1 year after surgery

Scale: Points, Minimum: 12, Maximum: 60, higher score means worse outcome

Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome ScoreBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Scale: Points, Minimum: 0, Maximum: 100, higher score means better outcome

EQ-5D - ScoreBefore surgery; 1 year after surgery

Scale: Points, Minimum: 1, Maximum: \<0, higher score means better outcome

10 m Walking testBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery
Knee Society ScoreBefore surgery; 1 year after surgery

Scale: Points, Minimum: 0, Maximum: 100, higher score means better outcome

The University of California at Los Angeles Activity ScoreBefore surgery; 1 year after surgery

Scale: Points, Minimum: 1, Maximum: 10, higher score means better outcome

Area of SwayBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Harmony IndexBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Stability energyBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Movement controlBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Feedback (visual, somatosensoric, vestibular)Before surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Weight Distribution IndexBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Fulfillment of TestsBefore surgery; day 3-7 after surgery; 3 months and 1 year after surgery

Posturographic Parameter

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kepler University Hospital

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Linz, Austria

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