Study on Fear of Movement After Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Interventions: Other: patients were exposed to fear of movement; Other: patients were not exposed to fear of movement

• Registration Number: NCT04963361
• Lead Sponsor: Peking University Third Hospital

Brief Summary

Total knee arthroplasty is one of the effective methods for the treatment of end-stage osteoarthritis. Postoperative rehabilitation exercise is an important method for the recovery of knee joint function. Exercise fear refers to an enlarged psychological phenomenon that patients are afraid of sports leading to injury, which is not conducive to the functional exercise of patients and hinders the recovery of knee joint function

Detailed Description

Object: the purpose of this study is to investigate the occurrence of fear of movement after total knee arthroplasty and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide theoretical basis for reducing the occurrence of fear of movement after total knee arthroplasty, promoting the rehabilitation exercise of patients and promoting the recovery of knee joint function.

In this study, 121 patients with total knee arthroplasty were investigated by questionnaire, including general demographic data, sports fear scale, anxiety and depression scale, self-efficacy scale and so on. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of postoperative fear of exercise.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-03-25
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-25
• Study Completion: 2021-09-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 121

Inclusion Criteria

（1） meeting the criteria of knee arthritis established by American Society of rheumatology （ 2) Total knee arthroplasty was performed for the first time （ 3) Good Chinese reading and comprehension ability （ 4) The patient's condition was stable, and there were no serious diseases of the heart, lung, brain and other important organs （ 5) Informed of the study and signed informed consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

（1）deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity （ 2) Other diseases affecting walking function （ 3) Suffering from cognitive or mental disorders （ 4) Had a history of knee surgery

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
fear of movement group	patients were exposed to fear of movement	The score of fear of movement scale was more than 37
non-fear of movement group	patients were not exposed to fear of movement	The score of fear of movement scale was no more than 37

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The occurrence of fear of movement	2nd day post-operative	Score of Tampa for kinesiophobia(TSK) ranging from17-68.The higher score means the worse outcome

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital Ansiety and Depression Scale(HADS)	2nd day post-operative	The score of HADS ranging from 0-48,the higher score means the worse outcome
General Self Efficacy Scale(GSES)	2nd day post-operative	The score of GSES,ranging from 1-40,the higher socre means the better outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Peking University Third Hospital; 🇨🇳 Beijing, China