degeneration of the knee knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
GAS - rehabilitation, in which in a multidisciplinary team, including the
orthopaedic surgeon, physiotherapist and patient, three rehabilitation goals
(of activities of daily life, of work and of le
Sponsors
Amphia Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - age younger than 65 years old - debilitating osteoarthritis and indicated for knee arthroplasty, but not yet operated - participating in a (paid of voluntary) job or working as an informal caregiver (household, babysitting, etc.) - able to perform usual rehabilitation care
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - cognitive or mental restrictions - not adequately understanding or writing the Dutch language - any disabling condition other than their debilitating knee osteoarthritis, which restricts patients from performing their activities (like deconditioning pulmonal or cardial diseases, systemic inflammatory diseases or preexisting arthroplasty in hip(s) or other knee)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measure is Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) satisfaction of activities before surgery and at three, six and 12 months after surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures concerning activities are: activity monitoring, SQUASH and WORQ. Outcome measures concerning satisfaction: VAS satisfaction, VAS activities of daily life, work and leisure time, VAS work capacity and NPS. Also functional overall knee scores, KOOS and OKS-APQ, will be measured before surgery and during follow-up, at three, six and 12 months after surgery. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed