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Physical Activity Behavior Intervention for Total Knee Replacement

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Waitlist Available
Led By Cory L. Christiansen, PhD
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Planned unilateral total knee arthroplasty
Veteran
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from pre-surgery to end of intervention (14 weeks), persisting at 24 weeks after intervention
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Study Summary

This trial will use mobile technology to improve physical activity for Veterans who have had total knee surgery, with the goal of helping them recover better.

Eligible Conditions
  • Total Knee Replacement
  • Osteoarthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You are scheduled to have a complete knee replacement on one side of your body.
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You are a former member of the military.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from pre-surgery to end of intervention (14 weeks), persisting at 24 weeks after intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from pre-surgery to end of intervention (14 weeks), persisting at 24 weeks after intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Free-living daily step count
Secondary outcome measures
30-Second Chair-Stand Test
Six-Minute Walk Test
Timed Up-and-Go Test
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Physical Activity Behavior InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
A 12-week behavior change intervention that supplements conventional rehabilitation including: 10 telerehabilitation sessions, daily activity sensor use, education, self-monitoring, tailored feedback, barrier/facilitator identification, promotion of problem solving, action planning, and encouragement.
Group II: Attention ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Conventional rehabilitation with 10 telerehabilitation sessions that match the frequency and duration of the experimental arm. Attention control intervention provided as 10 telerehabilitation sessions of non-physical activity related education-only sessions.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Physical Activity Behavior Intervention
2017
N/A
~120

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,605 Previous Clinical Trials
3,305,840 Total Patients Enrolled
Cory L. Christiansen, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorRocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
3 Previous Clinical Trials
163 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

To whom is this research endeavor open?

"This clinical trial is seeking 114 individuals aged 50 to 85 with arthrosis who are veterans and planning on undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty."

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Are there still opportunities to join the clinical trial?

"Clinicaltrials.gov implies that this clinical trial is no longer actively accepting patients, as the last edit was made on August 3rd 2022 and it was initially posted in November 2017. Fortunately, there are 648 other trials recruiting right now."

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Is there an age limit for prospective participants of this investigation?

"Eligible patients for this trial must fit a certain age-bracket, being over 50 years old and no older than 85."

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~16 spots leftby Mar 2025