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Prosthetic Implant

Preoperative Assessments, Home Strengthening Exercises, and Standard Physical Therapy for Total Knee Replacement

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD

Research Sponsored by University of Florida

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up tested preoperatively, and once during the two to four months after tka

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Study Summary

This trialstudies the complexity of knee replacement surgery to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes. In vivo and computer simulations will be used to analyze.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ tested preoperatively, and once during the two to four months after tka

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~tested preoperatively, and once during the two to four months after tka

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and tested preoperatively, and once during the two to four months after tka for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Bilateral isometric quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteus medius strength before and after TKA

Top declined walking speed before and after TKA.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: TKA Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

The TKA intervention group will perform unsupervised home strengthening exercises for the hip abductors in addition to standard physical therapy.

Group II: Healthy Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

The Healthy Control Group, aged 49-85 years without any signs of degenerative joint, disease will undergo the preoperative assessments only.

Group III: TKA Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

The TKA control group will receive standard physical therapy alone.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Home Strengthening Exercises

2019

N/A

~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor

1,340 Previous Clinical Trials

715,667 Total Patients Enrolled

Orthosensor, Inc.Industry Sponsor

8 Previous Clinical Trials

1,184 Total Patients Enrolled

MaryBeth Horodyski, EdDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Florida

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any opportunities to be part of this research endeavor?

"As per the data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial has ceased recruitment of participants since it was last edited on November 2nd 2022. Initially posted in May 1st 2019, no new patients are needed for the study; however there are 41 other studies actively seeking enrolment right now."

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Could individuals younger than 65 years old be involved in this experiment?

"The age criteria for this research project necessitates that participants must be at least 18 years old and not surpass 90."

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Is my profile compatible with the requirements for participation in this medical experiment?

"Patients between eighteen and ninety years of age who have had total knee arthroplasty (tka) are eligible to apply for this clinical trial. 38 participants in total will be accepted into the study."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Total Knee Arthroplasty Biomechanics

2019. "Total Knee Arthroplasty Biomechanics". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03671954.