Status:

COMPLETED

Weight-bearing Recommendation After Replacement of the Hip or Knee Joint

Lead Sponsor:

Verein zur Förderung der Rehabilitationsforschung in Schleswig-Holstein

Collaborating Sponsors:

Verein zur Förderung der Erforschung und Bekämpfung rheumatischer Erkrankungen Bad Bramstedt e.V

Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Despite the widespread use of total hip and knee arthroplasty, there is a notable lack of consensus regarding postoperative treatment, mostly because of the lack of well-designed studies testing the e...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient who is about to receive unilateral hip or knee replacement surgery on an elective basis for diagnosis of osteoarthritis or femoral head necrosis

Exclusion

  • A history of septic arthritis,
  • Hip fracture,
  • Intraoperative complications,
  • History of implant surgery on the joint to be operated on,
  • Rheumatoid arthritis,
  • Amputations,
  • Inability to complete the questionnaires because of cognitive or language difficulties.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

352 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00266396

Start Date

January 1 2002

End Date

January 1 2007

Last Update

April 6 2016

Active Locations (4)

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1

Ostseeklinik Damp, Department I of Orthopedic Surgery

Damp, Germany, 24351

2

University of Schleswig-Holstein Medical Center, Kiel Campus

Kiel, Germany, 24105

3

University of Schleswig-Holstein Medical Center, Lübeck Campus

Lübeck, Germany, 23538

4

Wedel Hospital, Department of Surgery

Wedel, Germany, 22880