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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-12-31
2008-12-31
Brief Summary
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hypothesis:TKA patients may increase ROM after PNF stretching
Detailed Description
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Purposes： To investigate immediate and short term effects on angle of knee flexion, intensity of pain, strength of the knee extensor, and function of the lower extremity by using PNF stretching technique in patients with total knee arthroplasty.
Method： Sixty patients who received total knee arthroplasty in National Taiwan University Hospital will be recruited in this study. They will be allocated randomly into either experimental or control groups. Conventional physical therapy will be given to all participants. Besides, the experimental group will assume PNF stretching technique from the third post-operative day to the day of discharge. This technique will be executed by the same physical therapist, including 5 trials of isometric knee extension for 6 s, followed by active knee flexion to the maximum range immediately, and holding for 10s. The rest interval will be 10 s. For the control group, passive stretch technique with the same treatment time will be given, instead. All participants will be asked to do home exercises after discharged from the hospital. The outcome measures will be given before and after the first session treatment on the same day, on the day of discharge, and one month after the operation. The variables measured will be (1) knee flexion angle measured with a universal goniometer, (2) maximum voluntary isometric strength of the knee extensor measured with a hand-held dynamometer, (3) pain score using pain visual analog scale, (4) function performance of the lower extremity measured with timed up and go test, (5) Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) to record 5 dimensions including the symptoms, stiffness, pain, difficulties in knee functions and/or daily activities, limitations in sports or recreational participation, and quality of life.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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1
PNF stretching x 5 repetitions for 3 days
PNF stretching
PNF stretching x 5 repetitions and continue 3 days
2
passive stretching
passive stretching
passive stretching x 5 repetitions continue 3 days
Interventions
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PNF stretching
PNF stretching x 5 repetitions and continue 3 days
passive stretching
passive stretching x 5 repetitions continue 3 days
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* primary unilateral TKA
Exclusion Criteria
* poor cognition
* CNS or PNS neuromuscular disease
* received operation in recent 3 months
* joint infection and loosening
* revision total knee arthroplasty
* complication during follow up
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Taiwan University Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Principal Investigators
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Huei-Ming Chai, PHD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Nation Taiwan University Hospital
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, , Taiwan
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Huei-Ming Chai, PHD
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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200803064R
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id