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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12606000346572
ACTRN12606000346572
Completed
Phase 1

Internet-based outpatient telerehabilitation for patients with total knee replacement is as effective as traditional face-to-face therapy for improving physical and functional patient outcomes. A randomised controlled trial

niversity of Queensland0 sites65 target enrollmentAugust 14, 2006

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Total knee arthroplasty
Sponsor
niversity of Queensland
Enrollment
65
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 14, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Queensland

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Healthy subjects with no concomitant medical conditions that would prevent them from participating in a physical rehabilitation program (e.g. severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)2\. Adult subjects who could provide informed consent. 3\. Normal mentation with the ability to accurately follow commands4\. Uni\-compartmental, unilateral or bilateral total knee replacement. May have a fully constrained, semi\-constrained or unconstrained prosthesis 5\. Common surgical approach for total knee replacement including: medial parapatellar arthrotomy technique, subvastus arthrotomy technique or trivector\-retaining arthrotomy technique6\. The ability to attend physiotherapy rehabilitation for a minimum period of six weeks post operatively7\. Ability to at least partially weight\-bear.8\. Ability to participate voluntarily and provide signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Concomitant medical conditions such as malignancy, which may interfere with the normal rehabilitation process2\. Medical conditions that may interfere with balance, such as Parkinson’s disease, or conditions in which the performance of an open kinetic chain, inner\-range quadriceps contraction against resistance is contraindicated, such as anterior cruciate ligament surgery3\. Inability to walk with or without a walking aid4\. Inability to speak and write in English 5\. Inability to refrain from receiving any additional therapy for their knee during the six\-week intervention period apart from prescribed medication therapy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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