Restoration of Physical Function in Patients Following Total Knee Replacement: Comparison Between Resistive Strength Training Exercises & Ankle Weights

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Ankle weights; Other: Resistance exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05745649

340

Details and patient eligibility

About

Techniques used to restore the physical functions in TKR patients

Full description

to restore the physical functions in TKR patients by the use of ankle weights and resistance exercises. Total 40 patients were included in this study and two groups had been formulated one as experimental and other as control. 2 sessions were given to each group for 6 weeks.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age of patients above 40 years with total knee arthroplasty
• 4-6 weeks following TKR

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 40 patients
• Concurrent medical disease that could affect the progress (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, advanced malignancy, decompensated cardiovascular disease.
• Pain score more than 6/10

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Resistive exercise

Treatment:

Other: Resistance exercises

group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ankle weights

Treatment:

Other: Ankle weights