Status:

COMPLETED

Prehab Intervention in Patients Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

Lead Sponsor:

Balgrist University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Maastricht University

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objectives of this study are to investigate the feasibility primarily and furthermore the effects of a four to eight-weeks program of a combined clinic- and home-based preoperative physical therap...

Detailed Description

The patients randomized into the intervention group are going to pass through a three-week therapy program. This program is based on MD's prescription and provides 9 sessions of physical therapy per p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult male and female participants (≥18 years)
  • Patients receiving a unilateral TKA
  • Signed informed consent after being informed

Exclusion

  • BMI \>35
  • Patella alta (Caton Deschamps Index \>1.2)
  • Muscle weakness due to neurological diagnosis
  • Known or suspected non-compliance
  • Known depression or other psychiatric disorders
  • Acute pain exacerbations or inflammation
  • Patellar instability
  • Contradictions on ethical grounds
  • Non-German speaking

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 29 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05314985

Start Date

April 29 2021

End Date

April 30 2023

Last Update

August 15 2023

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University Hospital Balgrist

Zurich, Switzerland, 8008