Patients with knee joint osteoarthritis scheduled elective unilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Conditions
Interventions
Group MENS We stimulate patients during 12 hours per day, 5 times per a week still discharge.
Group placebo We set MENS machine to patients during 12 hours per a day, 5 times per a week still disc
t stimulate patients.
Sponsors
Department of rehabilitation, Hyogo college of medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with knee joint osteoarthritis scheduled elective unilateral total knee arthroplasty at Hyogo college of medicine hospital. 2. Adults(>20 years) 3. Participants were scheduled for unilateral TKA for osteoarthritis. 4. Written informed consent is provided
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to communicate lucidly 2. Bilateral TKA concurrently 3. Revision knee arthroplasty 4. Under 20 years 5. Participants with functional electric stimulation systems. 6. Women with pregnancy, possibility of pregnancy or breast-feeding. 7. Participants with fragile skin 8. Doctors decided exclusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain, strength of knee joint, range of motion and circumference of thigh | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Activities of daily living, health related quality life, anxiety, depression, days of ambulation with a cane and days of discharge. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKoichiro Sota
Hyogo college of medicine hospital Department of rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed