Relaxation Treatment in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Relaxation; Joint; Exercise; Total Knee Arthroplasty

Treatments: Other: Standard Exercises; Other: Relaxation Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04845204

GO 15/77-22

Details and patient eligibility

About

Surgical techniques and treatment methods of the arthroplasty have been improved and the results after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are generally good. However, some patients have suboptimal postoperative results with respect to pain and physical functioning and may not be satisfied with the results of their TKA. Psychological symptoms were found to be associated with these suboptimal results. The aim of the present study is to determine weather relaxation techniques had beneficial effects on pain, sleeping quality, functional status and physiological symptoms in TKA patients during their hospital stay.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 55 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• primary knee osteoarthritis, Female Patients who are scheduled for unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty surgery, were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• having a previous knee or hip surgery or fracture, diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, severe obesity (BMI>40 kg/m2), sensory and motor disorders in the operated limb, inability to understand pain assessment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Relaxation Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Relaxation treatment (RT) is applied additional to standard physiotherapy treatment. RT includes 8 sessions (2 times a day, for four days after surgery) of relaxation exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Standard Exercises

Standard Exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard postoperative rehabilitation program is applied to Control Group. Knee-based exercises were undertaken in supine (active- assisted knee flexion using a bandage, inner range quadriceps contractions, and straight-leg raises), seated (active-assisted knee flexion using the contralateral limb and inner range quadriceps contractions), and standing (hip and knee flexion, active hamstring curls, lunges on a step, hamstring stretches) postures.

Treatment:

Other: Relaxation Treatment