Status:
UNKNOWN
PNF Stretching for TKA on ROM
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 pat...
Detailed Description
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation（PNF） is defined as a treatment method that promotes or hastens the response of the neuromuscular mechanism through stimulation of proprioceptors within the re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- OA knee
- primary unilateral TKA
Exclusion
- knee flexion\>110 or thigh girth \> 55 cm
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00797875
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
November 25 2008
Active Locations (1)
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 100