Clinical Approaches to Stretching Intensity in Post-Operative Knee Rehabilitation

Acibadem University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Physiotherapist

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06993909

ACU-FTR-AOA2

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

Physiotherapists

Description:

Licensed physiotherapists with at least one year of clinical experience who have worked in post-operative knee rehabilitation within the past year. Participants will complete a one-time online or in-person questionnaire regarding their clinical decision-making on stretching intensity.