Effect of Adding One, 15-Minute Walk on the Day of Surgery to Fast-Track Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Elderly Patients: A Randomized Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- knee arthroplasty
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000012228
- Lead Sponsor
- Zietek
- Brief Summary
The final sample consisted of 17 patients in the intensive protocol (mean age, 72 years) and 21 in the standard protocol (mean age, 70 years) On the first postoperative day, while walking, 13 patients on the intensive protocol and 14 on the standard protocol reported moderate-to-severe pain.On the second day, 13 and 15 patients, respectively, again reported moderate-to-severe pain. Mean pain scores did not differ significantly between groups on any of the followup days
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
lack of cooperation capability, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic or metabolic disorders, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score grading of 3, previous major surgery on the affected joint, neurologic or psychiatric disease, alcohol.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method not yet
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method