Short term benefits of prehabilitation for Total Knee Joint Replacement (TKJR)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Total Knee Joint Replacement; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000190606
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing an elective TKJR at St Vincent's Private Hospital in Kew, Victoria, Australia..

Exclusion Criteria

Bilateral TKJR’s/Unicompartmental Knee Replacements (UKR)
UKR
Significant co-morbidities likely to affect recovery from surgery i.e chronic condition – COPD, MS, Cardiac Condition, severe mental illness, ID, Alzhemier’s.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time until ready for discharge from physiotherapy.[Post surgery, the treating physiotherapist will assess the participant each day as part of routine practice. When the appropriate assessments reach the required level the patient will be considered ready for discharge from physiotherapy.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of stay[Length of stay will be assessed at discharge (i.e. time from surgery to discharge)];Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)[Discharge and 3 months post discharge]