Ambulation Versus Standing on Postoperative Day 0

NCT ID: NCT02879188

Last Updated: 2019-03-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

394 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-09-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Osteoarthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ambulation

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physical Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standing

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rush University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Craig J Della Valle, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief, Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Craig Della Valle, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rush University Medical Center

Locations

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1234568

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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