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Return to Sports After Knee Arthroplasty

NCT07183475 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The ability to return to sports after joint arthroplasty is increasingly becoming an important factor for patients in terms of their perceived quality of life. In sports orthopaedics, standardized functional tests have already been established - particularly for anterior cruciate ligament injuries - to assess athletic performance and prevent re-injury. These tests allow a stepwise evaluation of a subject's physical readiness for sports.

In the field of arthroplasty, and despite increasing sports activity among patients with joint arthroplasty such structured assessment is still lacking. As a result, patients with arthroplasty typically resume sports activities based solely on individual recommendations from the surgeon or treating therapist. However, an objective evaluation of sports capability is currently not available.

Therefore the amendment intends to expand the current testing protocol of the already registered and ongoing study (Protocol ID: UBonn\_TKA\_FollowUp) to include additional standardized, evidence-based return-to-sprort-tests.

Conditions

  • Knee Osteoarthristis
  • Arthroplasty Replacement, Knee

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Return to sports test

The return-to-sport-tests are based on validated procedures commonly used in sports orthopedics, particularly following the stepwise testing concept described. Initially, the participant's individual sport level is determined via structured anamnesis. This is then followed by level-specific functional testing. Participants who do not perform Level 1 testing correctly will not proceed to Level 2 testing-even if their anamnesis suggests a higher sport level. This stepwise approach ensures safety and prevents injury during the testing process.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Technical University of Munich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Univ. Prof. Dr. med. · Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-15
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2027-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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