Exercise Device in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty; Total Knee Replacement

Treatments: Device: Easy-Flex; Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03876431

12/01/2018-17939

Details and patient eligibility

About

Total knee arthroplasty is performed in patients with advanced stages of osteoarthritis who can not respond to conservative treatment, in order to reduce pain, increase range of motion, and improve function and quality of life. Continuous passive motion device continues to be used in many clinics, although it has been shown that there is no effect in total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation. The aim of the study was to assess the clinical effects of the knee exercise device on pain, ROM and function and quality of life in total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation.

Full description

Volunteers with total knee arthroplasty according to the criteria of inclusion, who will be operated in Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Orthopedics and Traumatology Department will be included this study. Participants will be randomly allocated 2 groups: easy-flex group and traditional exercise group. Exercise group will be treated with the traditional exercise program and the Easy-Flex group will be treated with the Easy-Flex device in addition to the traditional exercise program.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with TKA surgery due to the diagnosis of knee OA Between the ages of 45-80 years Patients with no difference over 5 cm in the extremity before and after surgery

Exclusion criteria

Revision TKA, Previous unicompartmental arthroplasty or tibial osteotomy, Hemophilia, Uncontrolled hypertension Rheumatic diseases, Lower extremity fractures and tumors, Neurological diseases leading to muscle weakness in the lower limbs, Patients with emotional and cognitive problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional Exercise Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Only traditional exercises will be performed in the early post-op period.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Easy-Flex Group

Experimental group

Description:

Easy-Flex group will be treated with the Easy-Flex device in addition to the traditional exercise program.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Device: Easy-Flex