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Behavioural Intervention

Home vs Outpatient PT for Post-Knee Surgery Rehab

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Research Sponsored by Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Any patient undergoing unilateral, primary TKA
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 month post surgery
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare two methods of post-knee surgery rehabilitation to see if one is more effective than the other.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for patients having a total knee replacement (TKA) and can do rehab at home. It's not for those without internet or outpatient PT access, nor for revision TKA cases, or if discharged to any long-term care facilities.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests the safety and effectiveness of doing knee replacement rehab at home using either a web-based platform or paper manual compared to traditional outpatient physical therapy.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves physical therapy exercises rather than medication, side effects may include muscle soreness, joint pain, or injury from improper exercise technique.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am having my first knee replacement surgery on one knee.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 month post surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 month post surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Knee Range of Motion

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Home PT via web-based platformActive Control1 Intervention
unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a web-based platform
Group II: Home PT via paper manualActive Control1 Intervention
unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a paper manual
Group III: outpatient PTActive Control1 Intervention
outpatient physical therapy

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Rothman Institute OrthopaedicsLead Sponsor
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21,578 Total Patients Enrolled
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1,063 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis

Media Library

outpatient PT (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02911389 — N/A
Osteoarthritis Research Study Groups: Home PT via web-based platform, Home PT via paper manual, outpatient PT
Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial 2023: outpatient PT Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02911389 — N/A
outpatient PT (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02911389 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are researchers currently accepting recruits for this experiment?

"Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical trial is currently not open to recruitment, with its initial posting on March 1st 2016 and last amended date of September 19th 2016. Although inactive for participants, 613 other clinical trials are actively seeking candidates now."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Rothman Institute
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~39 spots leftby Apr 2025