Physical Therapy Components for Maximum TKR Outcome

Defining Components of Physical Therapy Achieving Maximum Function After Total Knee Replacement

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03120052

Enrollment

161

Registered

2017-04-19

Start date

2018-01-08

Completion date

2020-12-08

Last updated

2021-03-12

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Replacement

Brief summary

The overall goal of this study is to identify what Physical Therapy care components are associated with the best patient-reported functional outcome after Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery. The investigators are specifically looking at outcomes at 6 and 12 months after surgery.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Are scheduled to undergo an elective, unilateral primary total knee replacement due to knee osteoarthritis * Will receive outpatient PT from a participating physical therapist. * Agree to record their exercise and activity for specific time points in the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Total knee replacement scheduled for indications other than OA (e.g., fracture, malignancy, infection, or revision or prior implant) * The inability to obtain informed consent due to cognitive conditions. * Non-English speakers as the materials used in this project have not yet been tested with non-English speakers * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women * Prisoners

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Differences in overall functional gain at 6 months	6 month follow-up	Differences in pre-operative to 6 month post -operative functional gain, using the SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score by physical therapy regimen.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Differences in knee specific functional gain at 6 months	6 month follow-up	Differences in pre-operative to 6 month post-operative functional gain, using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Activities of Daily Living (ADL) by physical therapy regimen.
Differences in knee performance measures at 6 months	6 month follow-up	Differences in pre-operative to 6-month post -operative knee performance measures using the Physical Therapy Performance Measures (includes a 5 minute stair climbing exercise, a 6 minute walking exercise and a sit to stand exercise) by physical therapy regimen.

Countries

United States

Outcome results