Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Interventions for the Prevention of Chronic Pain After Periarticular Knee Osteotomy

A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Interventions for the Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Periarticular Knee Osteotomy - Rehabilitation RCT for Preventing Chronic Pain After Knee Osteotomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058531

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-21

Start date

2025-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

In the intervention group, rehabilitation combined with a wearable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device will be performed for 3 weeks, starting from postoperative day 15 at the in

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This study targets patients undergoing proximal tibial osteotomy (PTO) for knee osteoarthritis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with osteonecrosis, posterior root tears of the medial meniscus, neuromuscular diseases, or similar conditions will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome will be pain intensity at 1 year postoperatively, and between-group comparisons will be conducted using a mixed-effects model. Additionally, a complete case analysis will be performed as a sensitivity analysis.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes include quadriceps muscle strength, pressure pain thresholds at the affected and unaffected sites, two-point discrimination, and gait analysis (varus thrust).	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSo Tanaka

Fukuoka Orthopaedic Hospital Clinical Research Center

loose_no_6@ybb.ne.jp0925121836

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026