A randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy in the early period after partial meniscectomy surgery

ISRCTN	ISRCTN26419816
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN26419816
Protocol serial number	RDC01629
Sponsor	NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Funder	NHS Executive London (UK)

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

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
Email	matt.morrissey@kcl.ac.uk

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
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(s)	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)
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/05/2001

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
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

United Kingdom
England

Study participating centre

King's College London

London
SE1 1UL
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/06/2003		Yes	No