Why do many patients with unicompartmental knee replacements have difficulty kneeling after surgery?

ISRCTN ISRCTN74347161
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN74347161
Secondary identifying numbers N0176127672
Submission date
30/09/2004
Registration date
30/09/2004
Last edited
27/09/2011
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 Karen Barker
Scientific

Physiotherapy Dept
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Windmill Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 7LD
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)1865 227662
Email karen.barker@noc.anglox.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesWhat is the patients' perception of the barrier to kneeling post operatively? Is there a relationship between the scar position and kneeling ability? What anatomical structure is knelt on post operatively? Can a one-off physiotherapy intervention improve patients' kneeling ability?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSurgery: Knee replacement
InterventionPost operative follow up patients who agree to take part within the study will complete a questionnaire about kneeling at 6 weeks post op and 12 months post op.
Half will receive the intervention at 6 weeks. The intervention is advice on kneeling techniques.
The other half will receive the intervention at 12 months and the results will be compared.
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measureChange in kneeling questionnaire and in Oxford knee score.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/09/2003
Completion date31/08/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants50 patients
Key inclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/09/2003
Date of final enrolment31/08/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Physiotherapy Dept
Oxford
OX3 7LD
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/09/2008 Yes No