MedTrace Logo

Early Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation For Quadriceps Muscle Activation Deficits Following Total Knee Replacement

NCT00800254 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2015-08-11

Study results available
· View outcomes & findings →

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether early intervention with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for muscle strengthening immediately after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is more effective than voluntary exercise alone in countering changes in quadriceps muscle activation, force production, and function in older adults.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)

NMES 20 minutes twice a day for 6 weeks plus standard physical therapy

OTHER

Standard Rehabilitation Protocol

Standard physical therapy for 8 weeks after surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Stevens, MPT, PhD · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00800254 on ClinicalTrials.gov