Status:

COMPLETED

Preoperative Rehabilitation in Greek Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

Lead Sponsor:

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Conditions:

Knee Osteoarthritis

Rehabilitation

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a 6-week supervised high-intensity preoperative training program on muscle strength, functional performance and patient-reported o...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of 6 weeks of preoperative and 4-week postoperative progressive resistance training (PRT) compared to 4 weeks of postoperative PRT only on fun...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 60 years
  • Patients were diagnosed with advanced idiopathic knee OA (according to the radiological criteria of the American College of Rheumatology Guidelines)
  • Patients who were scheduled for unilateral total knee arthroplasty in Orthopedic Clinic of University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

Exclusion

  • 1\) Medical conditions that exercise was contraindicated (i.e cardiopulmonary comorbidities that precluded modest exercise 2) Diseases that affected their functional performance (suffering from neuromuscular or neurodegenerative conditions) 3) Mental diseases 4) Previous hip or knee joint replacement surgery 5) Severe pain on the controlateral limp that would not allow them to follow any pre- or postoperative interventions

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

88 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04911205

Start Date

March 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2019

Last Update

June 2 2021

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