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Progressive Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

NCT00605124 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-03-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is performed more than 7.000 times a year in Finland most often for osteoarthritis (OA). While pain is predictably reduced, function does not typically ever reach that of age-matched, uninjured subjects. Quadriceps weakness has been implicated in the development and progression of knee OA and is a significant problem after TKA. Advance to return to normal daily activities is not sufficient to restore knee function or quadriceps strength after TKA.

The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of progressive exercise program restoring knee strength, mobility and improving the functional outcome after primary TKA.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Knee muscle exercises

Home exercises three times a week, control every three months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jyväskylä Central Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jari Ylinen, MD, PhD · Central Finland Health Care District

  • Arja Häkkinen, PhD, Professor · Central Finland Health Care District

  • Petri Salo, M.Sc. · Central Finland Health Care District

  • Mirja Vuorenmaa, M.Sc. · Central Finland Health Care District

  • Maija Pesola, MD · Central Finland Health Care District

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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