Community Based Rehabilitation Model After Total Knee Replacement

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

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

2026-09-24

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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
30 sec chair stand test	0, 12 weeks	30 sec chair stand test score
Passive knee flexion range	0, 4, 12 weeks	Passive knee flexion range

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain intensity	0,12 weeks	Pain intensity score
Oxford knee score	0,12 weeks	Oxford knee score
Quadriceps muscle strength	0,4,12 weeks	Quadriceps muscle strength, measured from 0 to 5 on Medical Research Council scale
EQ5D score	0,12 weeks	EQ5D Visual Analog Score, EQ5D Utility score
Knee Society Score	0,12 weeks	Knee Society Score

Countries

Singapore

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREng Chuan Neoh

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 25, 2026