The effect of a single session of manual therapy on the peripheral arteries blood flow in patients after fast-track TKA: a pilot study.

UMIN ID: UMIN000014866

Registered date:15/08/2014

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Osteoarthritis, manual therapy
• Date of first enrollment: 2014/08/01
• Target sample size: 25
• Countries of recruitment: Europe
• Study type: Interventional,observational
• Intervention(s): Questionnaires assessing level of preoperational anxiety were administered during interviews and were completed the same day by all patients. single manual therapy session

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: 1) blood flow, 2) artery diameter, 3) peak blood flow velocity in popliteal, tibial and saphena arteries preoperatively and after surgery and manual session
• Secondary Outcome: association with preoperative anxiety

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 18years-old
• Age maximum: 80years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Patients were excluded if they had systemic or metabolic disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, previous major surgery on the affected joint (e.g. TKA, arthrotomy, operated tibial plateau fracture, proximal tibial osteotomy), peripheral vascular disease (ankle-brachial index < 0.40) or known stenosis of the lower extremity vessels, neurologic or psychiatric disease, or alcohol abuse.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Zietek
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Own