Effects of Fall Prevention Program on the Number of Falls Among Elderly Following Total Knee Replacement
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age60+
SponsorMinistry of Health, Kuwait
About this trial
the aim of the proposed research is to investigate the short and long-term effects of integrating a comprehensive fall prevention programme into conventional physiotherapy on the number of falls, balance, and functional ability among elderly following TKR. the investigator hypothesize that conventional physiotherapy integrated with a fall prevention program is more effective than conventional physiotherapy alone in improving balance and functional ability and preventing the occurrence of falls among elderly following TKR.
Study type: The proposed study is a parallel group prospective (24 weeks) randomised single-blinded pragmatic controlled trial.
Participants: Older adults operated for TKR at Al-Razi orthopedic hospital, who met the inclusion criteria.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Female gender.
Aged 60 years and older.
Diagnosed with primary osteoarthritis of the knee.
Underwent unilateral TKR.
Disqualifiers
revision TKR surgery
history of systemic inflammatory conditions (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus erythematosus),
neurological disorders (i.e., multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke)
lower limb surgery/trauma in the past 12 months
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- fall prevention programe
Treatment groups
90 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov