Cross-education training for improves quadriceps strength after total knee arthroplasty in the patients with knee osteoarthritis, A randomized controlled trial

Phase 2

• Conditions: The patients with knee osteoarthritis who underwent primay total knee arthroplasty.; cross-education, total knee arthroplasty, knee osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: TCTR20230826004
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 55-80 years old
2. Primary osteoarthritis of the knee with Kellgren-Lawrence stage III-IV
3. Underwent primary total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

1. Bilateral total knee arthroplasty in one operation
2. Revision total knee arthroplasty
3. The patient can not exercise as study protocol; seated leg extension with/without the ankle weight
4. Neurological disease with neurodeficit such as stroke, cervical spondylosis radiculopathy, spinal stenosis
5. The patient can not follow-up until the end of the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quadriceps strength of operative leg pre-op, 4, 8 weeks post-op Newton; measure with MicroFET3 dynamometer & ROM Evaluator(Hoggan Health Industries Inc., USA)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional outcome pre-op, 4, 8 weeks post-op Thai version WOMAC questionaire version 3.01