| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN74347161 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 30/09/2004 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0176127672 |
| Public title | Why do many patients with unicompartmental knee replacements have difficulty kneeling after surgery? |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Surgery: Knee replacement |
| Study hypothesis | What is the patients' perception of the barrier to kneeling post operatively? Is there a relationship between the scar position and kneeling ability? What anatomical structure is knelt on post operatively? Can a one-off physiotherapy intervention improve patients' kneeling ability? |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 50 patients |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/09/2003 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/08/2005 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 50 |
| Interventions | Randomised controlled trial. Post operative follow up patients who agree to take part within the study will complete a questionnaire about kneeling at 6 weeks post op and 12 months post op. Half will receive the intervention at 6 weeks. The intervention is advice on kneeling techniques. The other half will receive the intervention at 12 months and the results will be compared. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Change in kneeling questionnaire and in Oxford knee score. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Dr Karen Barker |
| Contact details | Physiotherapy Dept
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Windmill Road
Headington
Oxford
United Kingdom
OX3 7LD |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)1865 227662 |
| Contact email | karen.barker@noc.anglox.nhs.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN74347161 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
