None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial looking to compare two groups of patients having total knee replacements. One group will follow a standard rehabilitation protocol following the operation and the other will have a supplementary program of exercises using the Wii-Fit from week 6 to week 18. We will compare a number of outcomes including self-reported functional scores, strength and balance at 18 weeks and 1 year after the operation.
Interventions
12 weeks of Nintendo Wii-Fit exercises at home performed using the Wii console and the Wii-Fit software and balance board. The exercises will be selected from the Wii-Fit software and prescribed in increasing difficulty through the phases - 6-8 weeks, 8-12 weeks and 12-18 weeks.
Prescribed at least three times a week for 30 minutes per session.
The subjects in both groups will maintain an exercise diary of all exercises performed and physiotherapy attendances. The Wii also records all exercises
12 weeks of Nintendo Wii-Fit exercises at home performed using the Wii console and the Wii-Fit software and balance board. The exercises will be selected from the Wii-Fit software and prescribed in increasing difficulty through the phases - 6-8 weeks, 8-12 weeks and 12-18 weeks. Prescribed at least three times a week for 30 minutes per session. The subjects in both groups will maintain an exercise diary of all exercises performed and physiotherapy attendances. The Wii also records all exercises performed. Any physiotherapy attendance will be at the recommendation of the rehabilitation staff on discharge from in-patient rehabilitation or at the request of the treating surgeon. Both groups will receive a phone call in the first week of the 12 week intervention period to answer questions and check progress. Further phone-calls will be scheduled as necessary.
Sponsors
Jonathan Negus
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Primary, unilateral total knee replacement English speaking
Exclusion criteria
Neurological or inner ear balance disorders Bilateral knee replacements. Unicondylar knee replacements Dementia
Outcome results
None listed