A randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy in the early period after partial meniscectomy surgery
ISRCTN | ISRCTN26419816 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN26419816 |
Secondary identifying numbers | RDC01629 |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 07/01/2010
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Mathew Morrissey
Scientific
Scientific
King's College London
Physiotherapy Division GKT School of Biomedical Sciences
GKT School of Biomedical Sciences
Sheperd's House
Guy's Campus
London
SE1 1UL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7848 6678 |
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matt.morrissey@kcl.ac.uk |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | Knee partial menisectomy is one of the most common orthopaedic surgeries. Post-surgical care may or may not include physiotherapy, depending on the surgeon, despite the lack of reports in the literature of clinical trials determining if physiotherapy is effective in cutting costs and restoring function in these patients. The purpose of this research is to determine whether a course of physiotherapy should be included in the early period after knee arthroscopic partial menisectomy surgery. This analysis will be performed by assessing the cost effectiveness of physiotherapy and the degree to which normal function is restored in the knee after surgery. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Musculoskeletal injury; meniscectomy |
Intervention | 1. Physiotherapy three times a week for 6 weeks post-surgery 2. No treatment |
Intervention type | Procedure/Surgery |
Primary outcome measure | 1. Knee function and overall health will be measured over time to determine how these change as a result of treatment. Specifically, these variables will be assessed over time: 1.1. Function of the knee (i.e. motion in the saqittal plane) during level walking and stair climbing 1.2. Scores on the Flandry knee self-assessment questionnaire 1.3. Scores on the SF-36 from the health assessment questionnaire 1.4. Scores on the EuroQol from the health assessment questionnaire 2. In addition, the following will be assessment: 1.1. Time from surgery to return to work 1.2. Estimated level of knee physical stress in job and possible change from pre- to post-surgery 1.3. Total cost of physiotherapy versus non-treatment 1.4. Cost effectiveness of physiotherapy versus non-treatment (cost per QALY gain) |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/05/1999 |
Completion date | 01/05/2001 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Not Specified |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
Key inclusion criteria | Patients recently having undergone knee meniscectomy |
Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
Date of first enrolment | 01/05/1999 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/05/2001 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
King's College London
London
SE1 1UL
United Kingdom
SE1 1UL
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Executive London (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | results | 01/06/2003 | Yes | No |