Prehabilitation Effect on Function and Patient Satisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Molde University College

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; Prehabilitation

Treatments: Behavioral: Maximal strength training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05892133

522685

Details and patient eligibility

About

Knee arthrosis has a high prevalence. Non-surgical treatment, such as exercise, is the first choice of treatment. However, most patients end up having a surgical procedure such as total knee arthroplasty. Following surgery with total knee replacement as much as 20% of patients report to not be satisfied with the results. It is noteworthy that this level of dissatisfaction has persisted over the last decades despite formidable progress in surgical methods and technology. Leg strength prior to surgery is associated with faster recovery post operatively, which may influence satisfaction. The investigators aim is to implement a period of strength training prior to surgery to evaluate if training prior to surgery may reduce the level of dissatisfaction post operatively.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Knee artrosis, refered to surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Kognitive disability
• Inflamatory disease in muscles
• varus/ valgus and extension deficit >15 degrees
• Neurological disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Maximal strength training

Experimental group

Description:

eight weeks of leg press strength training prior to knee surgery

Treatment:

Behavioral: Maximal strength training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

treatment as usual prior to knee surgery