A study of the efficacy of patient education and early rehabilitation in total knee arthroplasty

JRCT ID: jRCT1050240094

Registered date:20/07/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Osteoarthritis and osteonecrosis
• Date of first enrollment: 20/07/2024
• Target sample size: 250
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Number of days after surgery until the patient meets the criteria for discharge from hospital

Secondary Outcome

Correlation between the number of postoperative days until the achievement of discharge criteria and the patient-reported questionnaire at 12 months post-surgery (stratified analysis by number of days achieved: stratified analysis of the KOOS, KOOS Jr, and EQ-5D-5L patient-reported questionnaires at 3, 6, and 12 months post-surgery)

Correlation between the number of times the patient education app is used and improvement in walking ability up to 12 months post-surgery

Correlation between the type of artificial knee joint, surgical information, knee joint range of motion before and after surgery, rehabilitation information (number of times/number of units) and the patient-based questionnaire.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: Not applicable
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

-Initial total knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee or femoral
primary knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis or femoral head
-General medical care patient education app explained and app used

-Patients who have been given a general medical explanation of the patient education app and have
or who have decided voluntarily whether or not to use the app.

-Patients who are able to and have the intention to complete the observation schedule described in the research implementation plan
and who are willing to do so - Patients who provide written consent using the consent form approved by the ethics review committee

Exclude criteria

-Simultaneous bilateral surgery cases -Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic osteoarthritis

-Patients with neurological disorders such as hemiplegia and paraplegia

-Patients who are unable to understand the explanation of participation in this study due to dementia or mental illness, or who are unable to follow the doctor's instructions in post-operative management

-Patients who the principal investigator or sub-investigator deems to be unsuitable for the study

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Tamaki Masashi