Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Pre-operative educational method, with pre-operative lectures about the pre, intra and post-operative of the total knee arthroplasty done by a nurse, a physical therapist and an orthopaedic surgeon (i
Behavioural
Sponsors
Marco Antonio Percope de Andrade
Marco Antonio Percope de Andrade
Eligibility
Age
45 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Unilateral symptomatic primary or secondary OA of the knee; age of 45 years or older; indication of a primary total knee replacement; signed the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Bilateral symptomatic osteoarthritis; not accept to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the range-of-motion of the knee measured by goniometric method. An increase of 20% is expected in the intervention group. ;It is expected an increase of 20% in the range of motion, in the group in which the intervention was done (differentiated orientation) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The purpose is to evaluate post-operative pain measured by visual analogic pain scale (VAPS). We estimate an 20% reduction of pain scale in the intervention group. ;SF36 and Womac functional scores will be evaluated in the pre and in the post-operative period. This outcome aim to analyze patient subjective satisfaction regarding surgical procedure. Intervention should increase more than 20% in the functional scores. ;Walk capacity will be evaluated measuring quantitatively the walk capability measured in block distance per day. A 30% increment in walk capability is expected in the intervention group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarco Antonio;Marco Antonio Percope de Andrade;Percope de Andrade
Marco Antonio Percope de Andrade;Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Outcome results
None listed