MedTrace Logo

Pre-Operative Exercise Therapy and Patient Education Before Total Knee Replacement

NCT06290336 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2026-02-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this multi-center randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effect of pre-operative exercise therapy and education for patients awaiting knee replacement surgery on subjective knee function, patient satisfaction and enablement compared to standard care.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to better subjective knee function compared to standard care one year after surgery?
* Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to a higher level of patient satisfaction compared to standard care one year after surgery?
* Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to better patient enablement compared to standard care six weeks after surgery?
* Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to better objective knee function compared to standard care six weeks after surgery?

Participants will be randomized stratified by age (≤ 67 years, \> 67 years) to either pre-operative supervised individualized exercise therapy combined with education two sessions/week (intervention group) or to standard care (control group). The intervention will be continuously ongoing for at least eight weeks from the point of decision for surgery until as close to the surgery as possible.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Pre-operative exercise therapy and education

Pre-operative supervised exercise therapy consisting of individualized strength, mobility and balance exercises and continuous education through individual discussions of expectations of post-operative recovery, pain and swelling, course of rehabilitation, long term function and activity level etc. Twice a week, approximately one hour/session.

OTHER

Standardized pre-operative information session

As part of the standard care procedure, patients in the intervention and control group will participate in a standardized pre-operative information session approximately 2 weeks before surgery. General information regarding preparations before surgery (e.g. preparing the home environment), events during the hospital stay and the rehabilitation process after discharge will be provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Region Östergötland

    collaborator OTHER

  • Region Jönköping County

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Linkoeping University

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Marcus Ljung, PhD-student · Linkoeping University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-26
Primary Completion
2027-12-30
Completion
2027-12-30

Countries

  • Sweden

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 NCT06290336 on ClinicalTrials.gov