CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of an Educational Program Associated With Exercises (EDEX) Before Total Knee Arthroplasty

France262 participantsStarted 2012-10-04

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a standardized education and exercise program proposed before a total knee replacement for knee osteoarthritis is effective in functional recovery after surgery.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female aged 50 to 85 years * Patient suffering from knee osteoarthritis according to ACR for which a total knee arthroplasty is scheduled * Preliminary medical examination whose results will be transmitted to the patient * Patient giving his informed consent to participate in the study * Patient affiliated to or beneficiary of social insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Patients institutionalized * Patients who have already received an ipsilateral total knee arthroplasty * Patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis * Cognitive or behavioral disorders making assessment impossible * Inability to speak and write French * TKA indicated for other reason than osteoarthritis

What they're measuring

The percentage of patients able to quit independently the orthopedic department

Timeframe: at day 4 post-surgery

Changes from baseline in functional recovery

Timeframe: 6 months post-surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01671917

SponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-09-22

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