Return to road traffic after operations on the knee joint. A prospective examinatio

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: healthy volunteers; Z98.8; M23; Other specified postsurgical states; Internal derangement of knee

• Registration Number: DRKS00023239
• Lead Sponsor: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Valid driving license
- Age: 18 - 80 years
- Surgery near the knee joint (ligamentary, chondral, meniscus and soft tissue surgery)
- Completion of the operation without complications

Exclusion Criteria

- Joint replacement operations
- No experience in driving a car
- Participation in clinical studies on analgesics
- Chronic pain patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
primary endpoint: <br>The Brake Travel Time is in the<br>Intervention group by less than 10ms longer than in the norm group.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
secondary endpoints:<br>-The vast majority of patients (> 80 %) achieve<br>Fit to drive already 2 weeks postoperatively.<br>-There is a high correlation (r > 0.7) between low pain<br>and high braking force or braking reaction time