Ambulation Versus Standing on Postoperative Day 0

Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

— PT on POD 0  

Official title:

Ambulation Versus Standing on Postoperative Day 0: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02879188
• Other study ID #: 1234568
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2016
• Est. completion date: September 2018

Study information

• Verified date: March 2019
• Source: Rush University Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the timing of physical therapy (PT) initiation on postoperative length of stay and the time to physical therapy clearance following total knee replacement.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 394
• Est. completion date: September 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older

• scheduled for primary TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty) for any degenerative condition

• Anesthesia for TKA is Spinal + Regional block (Adductor Canal Block)

Exclusion Criteria:

• require assistive devices (walker, wheelchair) for ambulation preoperatively

• planning to go to a subacute nursing facility or acute rehab facility following surgery

• < 18 yrs of age

• not willing to participate or unable to consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis

Intervention

Other:
• Physical Therapy
Patients will initiate inpatient physical therapy on the day of their surgery including attempted ambulation with an assistive device that is supervised by a physical therapist.
• Standing
Patients will initiate inpatient physical therapy on postoperative day 1. On the day of their surgery they will dangle their feet over the edge of the bed with supervision of nursing.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rush University Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Length of Hospitalization Stay	The length of time patients stay in the hospital will be recorded and compared between groups.	5 days
Secondary	Patient Satisfaction	Patients will be prospectively surveyed at discharge and asked questions about their satisfaction with their care during their hospitalization.	1 week