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Preoperative Strength Training in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT01647243 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2012-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if preoperative strength training will result in faster recovery and higher level of function six weeks after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

OTHER

Preoperative strength training

Progressive strength training on group basis (not more than 3 subjects) 3 sessions weekly starting 4 weeks before the operation, in total 12 sessions Strength training 3 sessions weekly 4 weeks postsurgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kjeld Soeballe, Professor · Aarhus University Hospital, Department of orthopaedic, Tage Hansensgade 2, 8000 Aarhus C

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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