Clinical Approaches to Stretching Intensity in Post-Operative Knee Rehabilitation

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06993909

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-29

Start date

2025-05-26

Completion date

2025-07-15

Last updated

2025-05-29

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Conditions

Physiotherapist

Keywords

Stretching, Post-Operative, Rehabilitation, Clinical Decision-Making

Brief summary

This study aims to examine how physiotherapists determine stretching intensity during knee flexion exercises in post-operative rehabilitation. It will also explore professional and clinical factors influencing these decisions, with the goal of informing standardized rehabilitation protocols.

Detailed description

This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the approaches of physiotherapists actively involved in post-operative knee rehabilitation in determining stretching intensity during knee flexion exercises. It also seeks to identify the professional and clinical factors influencing these decisions. By revealing the variations between physiotherapists' perceptions and their actual clinical practices regarding stretching intensity, the study aims to contribute to the development of standardized clinical protocols and enhance the specificity of existing rehabilitation guidelines.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Physiotherapists with at least 1 year of clinical experience * Involved in post-operative knee rehabilitation in the past year * Willing to participate voluntarily

Exclusion criteria

* Refusal to participate * Incomplete or inconsistent questionnaire responses

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stretching Intensity in Post-Operative Knee Rehabilitation	At time of questionnaire completion (single time point)	Primary outcome includes the duration, frequency, and maximum allowable pain/discomfort levels (measured using Visual Analog Scale) of passive knee flexion stretching exercises used by physiotherapists in post-operative rehabilitation. Data will be collected through a structured questionnaire.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

Primary ContactAli Ömer Acar, PT, MSc, PhD(c)

aliomeracar@gmail.com0216 500 44 44

Outcome results