Title |
Targeted rehabilitation to improve outcome after total knee replacement (TRIO): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Published in |
Trials, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-15-44 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
A Hamish RW Simpson, David F Hamilton, David J Beard, Karen L Barker, Timothy Wilton, James D Hutchison, Chris Tuck, Andrew Stoddard, Gary J Macfarlane, Gordon D Murray |
Abstract |
Approximately 20% of patients are not satisfied with the outcome of total knee replacement, great volumes of which are carried out yearly. Physiotherapy is often provided by the NHS to address dysfunction following knee replacement; however the efficacy of this is unknown. Although clinically it is accepted that therapy is useful, provision of physiotherapy to all patients post-operatively does not enhance outcomes at one year. No study has previously assessed the effect of targeting therapy to individuals struggling to recover in the early post-operative phase.The aim of the TRIO study is to determine whether stratifying care by targeting physiotherapy to those individuals performing poorly following knee replacement is effective in improving the one year outcomes. We are also investigating whether the structure of the physiotherapy provision itself influences outcomes. |
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