Physical Therapy Components for Maximum TKR Outcome

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Replacement; Knee Osteoarthritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03120052

NIH 1 R01 AR071048-01

1R01AR071048-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall goal of this study is to identify what Physical Therapy care components are associated with the best patient-reported functional outcome after Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery. The investigators are specifically looking at outcomes at 6 and 12 months after surgery.

Enrollment: 161 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Are scheduled to undergo an elective, unilateral primary total knee replacement due to knee osteoarthritis
• Will receive outpatient PT from a participating physical therapist.
• Agree to record their exercise and activity for specific time points in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Total knee replacement scheduled for indications other than OA (e.g., fracture, malignancy, infection, or revision or prior implant)
• The inability to obtain informed consent due to cognitive conditions.
• Non-English speakers as the materials used in this project have not yet been tested with non-English speakers
• Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners