[PDF] Top 20 Total or Partial Knee Arthroplasty Trial TOPKAT: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

... whether trial patients are representative, in terms of age, patient demographics and operative findings, of patients under- going UKR and TKR in the general ... See full document

... The intervention group will undergo MT prior to TJA, with a ‘booster’ session at 3 months post-surgery. The 8-week program will be conducted on-site through the Department of Psychiatry at SVHM by MBSR-qualified in- ... See full document

... this study if they: 1) are unable to provide informed consent; 2) have a history of peripheral vascular disease; 3) have a history of periph- eral neuropathy; 4) have a history of, or current, venous ulceration; ... See full document

... A randomised controlled trial (RCT) adhering to SPIRIT and CONSORT guidelines will evaluate the effect of administering a DCE prior to surgery on patient-reported pain and function and satisfaction ... See full document

... in knee ROM while a secondary outcome will be the incre- mental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained over the period of the primary study and based on the EQ-5D-5 ...each trial arm will ... See full document

... the study or contribute to drafting the work but were involved in the trial conduct ...the study. LC is the trial co-ordinator and led with MR on the design of the study and led the ... See full document

... reduce knee pain and improve aerobic capacity, self- reported physical functioning and gait [19, ...from total knee surgery and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction [21, ...in knee-ROM ... See full document

... 17 controlled studies evaluating PRP with 2498 participants in total ...present study, the OVK program has been adapted to suit the needs of the target group and to suit delivery by nurses and social ... See full document

... suitable protocol, including multimodal measures, could improve the success rate of this ...This study is designed to assess the benefits of sciatic nerve block in postoperative pain relief for outpatient ... See full document

... In the UK, Clinical Commissioning Groups typically will fund four to six sessions of outpatient postopera- tive physiotherapy [16], however, previous research has shown that this short course of physiotherapy is not ... See full document

... The number of knee arthroplasty (KA) operations taking place in the UK is continuing to rise; 96,986 primary KAs were recorded in 2014, a 12.9 % increase over 2013 with osteoarthritis the most common ... See full document

... this study was the use of a ran- domized placebo-controlled ...after study reported that combined intra-articular and intravenous TXA significantly reduced the periopera- tive blood loss compared to ... See full document

... hip, knee, and ankle; favors the increase and maintenance of joint ROM of the lower limbs and requires motor coordination for the execution of move- ments ... See full document

... The study was approved by the Ethics Committee and Institutional Review Board of West China Hospital, Si- chuan University, and informed patient consent was also ...The trial was registered in the Chinese ... See full document

... after total knee arthroplasty remains unclear due to varying methodology and small sample ...to total knee arthroplasty, there are two main mechanisms that cause post-operative ... See full document

... three randomised controlled trials that have sought to assess the effect of synovectomy dur- ing TKA ...synchronous knee re- placements with one side randomised to undergo ...our study, ... See full document

... We acknowledge limitations in the study. First, the pressure at which the bandage is applied cannot be stan- dardised without the use of a pressure transducer, which would not be pragmatic for this trial. ... See full document

... elective total hip and knee arthroplasties in the Netherlands, Dutch medical professionals use them frequently to prevent the need for allogeneic ...The study aims to examine the effectiveness, ... See full document

... The periarticular in fi ltration of multimodal agents will involve the preparation of two 50 mL syringes each con- taining 30 mL (75 mg) of levobupivacaine hydrochloride 0.25% injection, 0.5 mL (5 mg) morphine sulfate ... See full document

... the study: Asgar Ali, Daniel Amutike, Mateen Arastu, Sohail Baloch, Walter Becker, Her- amba Beeraka, Ajay Bendre, Nikhil Bhasin, Thomas Billyard, Martin Blakemore, Alistair Brookes, Sujatha Chari, Asha Chhatwani, ... See full document