Hydrotherapy Versus Physiotherapy for Short-term Rehabilitation After Primary TKR

Hadassah Medical Organization100 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Total Knee Replacement

Interventions

HydrotherapyOTHER

PhysiotherapyOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Timed up and go test

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Oxford knee score

Time frame: 6 weeks

Visual analogue pain score

Time frame: 6 weeks

Range of knee motion

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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