Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0109133246
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
A randomised controlled trial of an early rehabilitation class versus outpatient physiotherapy following discharge from hospital after primary total knee arthroplasty.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Knee arthroplasty
Intervention
Randomised trial. All patients will receive the same information for a home exercise programme consisting of the traditional exercise programme and advice about ambulation, and the control of pain and swelling.
Control group-patients will attend the out-patients department weekly for six weeks to be reviewed by an out-patients physiotherapist. Treatment given will be checking and encouragement of exercises, gait education and active and passive mobilisations of the operated knee joint.
Experimental group will attend the Early Rehabilitation Knee Class weekly for six weeks. Here they will be doing supervised exercises, consisting of knee range of movement exercises, pedals, straight leg raises, inner range quadriceps exercises and ankle exercises. This class will be led by one of the out-patient physiotherapists.
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Range of movement
2. Timed 10 metre walk test
3. Comparison of walking aid
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/10/2003
Overall trial end date
30/11/2004
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients who are waiting for a total knee arthroplasty. Having undergone a primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty, aged between 60-80 years of age, and having a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee requiring a joint replacement.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/10/2003
Recruitment end date
30/11/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Physiotherapy Department
Redhill
RH1 5RH
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list