Hydrotherapy Versus Physiotherapy for Short-term Rehabilitation After Primary TKR

Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Hydrotherapy Versus Physiotherapy for Short-term Rehabilitation After Primary TKR

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00878358
• Other study ID #: Hydrotherapy-HMO-CTIL
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 7, 2009
• Last updated: April 27, 2011
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: June 2010

Study information

• Verified date: April 2009
• Source: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Primary objective:

To compare the effects of short term therapy post total knee replacement (TKR) between a hydrotherapy treatment group and a physiotherapy treatment group.

Secondary objectives:

To compare the effects of short term therapy post total knee replacement (TKR) between a hydrotherapy treatment group and a physiotherapy treatment group based on measurements of timed up and go (TUG, as primary outcome), range of motion, pain and quality of life.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: June 2010
• Est. primary completion date: April 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Candidates for first total knee replacement surgery.

• Age over 18.

• Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis.

• Consent to participate in the trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

• - Rheumatic diseases.

• Neurological diseases involving lower limbs.

• Prior knee surgery in operated knee.

• Secreting surgical wound.

• Skin diseases.

• Incontinence.

• Incapable of signing informed consent.

• Patients living outside Jerusalem

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis
• Total Knee Replacement

Intervention

Other:
• Hydrotherapy

• Physiotherapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hadassah Medical Organization	Jerusalem

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hadassah Medical Organization

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Timed up and go test		6 weeks	No
Secondary	Oxford knee score		6 weeks	No
Secondary	Visual analogue pain score		6 weeks	No
Secondary	Range of knee motion		6 weeks	No