Topic: Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Outpatient physiotherapy: Six week group-based outpatient physiotherapy course consisting of task-related and individualised exercises, starting 6 weeks after total knee replacement surgery.
Sponsors
North Bristol NHS Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. NHS patients listed for primary total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis at Southmead Hospital or Emersons Green Treatment Centre 2. Male & Female 3. Lower Age Limit 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients listed for total knee replacement for reasons other than osteoarthritis 2. Patients listed for revision total knee replacement 3. Patients unable or unwilling to attend physiotherapy classes if randomised to the intervention group 4. Inability to participate in exercise for medical reasons such as unstable cardiovascular or severe neurological conditions 5. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent 6. Inability to understand English because not all the questionnaires have been translated and validated into other languages 7. Post-operative complication(s) within the first two weeks of surgery which would preclude participation in the physiotherapy class e.g. prosthetic joint infection, manipulation under anaesthetic
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFs) at 12 months after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. EQ-5D-5L at 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery 2. LEFS at 3 months and 6 months after surgery 3. Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery 4. Self-Administered Patient Satisfaction Scale for Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery 5. Likert-type scale for satisfaction with physiotherapy treatment received at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery 6. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed