Effectiveness of prolonged use of continuous passive motion (CPM) as an adjunct to physiotherapy following total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN85759656

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-07

Start date

2005-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-10-09

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Conditions

Total knee arthroplasty Musculoskeletal Diseases Total knee arthroplasty

Interventions

Physical therapy versus physical therapy + continuous passive motion

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) undergoing TKA and experiencing early postoperative flexion impairment (less than 80° of knee flexion at the time of discharge).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they need to stay in hospital for more than 5 days after surgery or show relevant co-morbidity influencing mobility (e.g. claudication, other prosthesis) or are operated upon using minimally invasive surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional status and range of motion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived effect, postoperative medication use, satisfaction with treatment, satisfaction with treatment result, adherence to treatment protocols and use of CPM (in hours)	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 5, 2026