Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03160534
Effect of Preoperative Exercise in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Effect of Preoperative Exercise in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study evaluates the effect of preoperative exercise in patients undergoing a total knee arthroplasty.
Detailed description
The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of a single (9 sessions) prescription community based preoperative physical therapy in patients awaiting a Total Knee Arthroplasty, taking prognostic factors into account. The investigators will use different outcome measures to evaluate any possible effects.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | preoperative exercise | Each intervention session contains a stretching part and aerobic training |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-07-01
- Completion
- 2017-08-01
- First posted
- 2017-05-19
- Last updated
- 2017-10-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03160534. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.