Effectiveness of Relaxation Methods in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Arthroplasty

Treatments: Other: Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06009341

Artroplasti gevşeme

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, the effectiveness of a comprehensive training program consisting of pain management, relaxation, breathing, massage and falling components will be investigated in patients with total knee arthroplasty. In this randomized controlled study, the trainings will be offered face-to-face after the initial evaluation and within the scope of telemedicine with prepared videos. The first evaluation will be performed on the first postoperative day and the last evaluation will be performed 3 months postoperatively. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive education program consisting of pain management, relaxation, respiration, massage and fall components in patients with total knee arthroplasty.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants aged 50 and over
• Participants indicated for unilateral or bilateral total knee arthoplasty
• Individuals to be followed after surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Other surgeries
• Individuals with neurological and orthopedic diagnoses
• Individuals with cognitive, hearing, speech and psychiatric problems that prevent them from communicating
• Illiterate individuals
• Presence of malignancy
• Not signing the consent form

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

In this study, the intervention group will be given comprehensive training in addition to standard conservative follow-up (pain spasm pain cycle, pain does not always mean that there is a problem, tissue repair, fall prevention, lower extremity classical massage, muscle relaxation relaxation methods, respiratory control), while the control group will be followed only with conservative treatment applications (muscle strengthening, stretching). The applications will be performed with 10 repetitions each day.

Treatment:

Other: Rehabilitation

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group will not be trained. Only exercise brochure including muscle strengthening and stretching will be given.

Treatment:

Other: Rehabilitation