Community Based Rehabilitation Model After Total Knee Replacement

Community Based Rehabilitation Model After Total Knee Replacement: A Pilot Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06270446

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-21

Start date

2021-01-01

Completion date

2022-07-01

Last updated

2024-02-21

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Brief summary

To investigate the clinical efficacy of community-based early stage knee replacement rehabilitation program as compared with usual care in acute hospital outpatient clinic

Detailed description

To investigate the clinical efficacy of community-based early stage knee replacement rehabilitation program as compared with usual care in acute hospital outpatient clinic

Interventions

OTHERCommunity based physiotherapy

Physiotherapy at community rehabilitation center

OTHEROutpatient physiotherapy

Physiotherapy at hospital

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Masking description

Data analysis blinded

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

i) unilateral TKA; ii) age 55 years old and above; iii) able to engage in outpatient physiotherapy; iii) postoperative knee flexion ≥75° and knee extension ≤5°; iv) able to ambulate independently preoperatively.

Exclusion criteria

i) had revision TKA or fully constrained knee arthroplasty; ii) had knee replacement for indications other than osteoarthritis; iii) had post-operative complications during hospital stay; iv) were unable to participate due to cognitive impairment or language barriers; v) had acute spinal diseases or joint, muscle or systemic diseases affecting gait; iv) had comorbid health conditions that would prevent active participation (e.g. prior hemiplegic stroke, severe cardiorespiratory illnesses.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain intensity	3 months	Pain intensity score
TUG	3 months	TUG score
30 sec chair stand test	3 months	30 sec chair stand test score

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Presence of lag	3 months	Presence of knee extensor lag
Knee flexion and extension	3 months	Knee flexion and extension ROM
Passive range of motion	3 months	Passive range of motion ROM

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
OKS	3 months	Oxford knee score

Countries

Singapore

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026