The Effect of Quadriceps Sets Exercise on Knee Joint Biomechanics and Functional Outcomes of Post-Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty

Treatments: Procedure: Terminal Knee Extension; Procedure: Traditional Physical Therapy; Procedure: Quadriceps Set Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07233005

10-03-46

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lower limb strengthening, especially the quadriceps training, is of much necessity for patients with knee arthroplasty. As the quadriceps strengthening exercises play a vital role in controlling gait pattern during walking and different activities. Vastus inetrmedius muscle responsible for the last 10 degree of knee extension. This enable the knee joint to be in locked position which is the stable position during gait.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age (ranging from 40 to 60 years old).
2. Weight (ranging from 65 to 75 kg).
3. Height (ranging from 150 to 165 cm)
4. Sex ( male/ female).
5. Patients who undergoing total knee arthroplasty after 1 months until one year after operation.

Exclusion criteria

1. Cognitive impairment.
2. Neuromuscular impairment.
3. Patient can't walk alone (need of assistive device).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Quadriceps Set & Terminal Knee Extension Exercises Group (Study Group)

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Quadriceps Set Exercise

Procedure: Traditional Physical Therapy

Procedure: Terminal Knee Extension

Traditional Physical Therapy Group (Control Group)

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Traditional Physical Therapy