The Study of Physical Activity Rewards After Knee Surgery

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Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease

In brief

The objectives of this research are to conduct a proof of concept randomized controlled trial with 200 patients undergoing primary total knee replacement (TKR) at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). The trial will compare levels of physical activity in subjects in the behavioral and economic interventions versus "Usual Care" post TKR.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01970631

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

202

Starts

2014-01-09

Expected to finish

2016-11-05

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-18

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Scheduled to undergo primary TKA at BWH
• Osteoarthritis is the principal underlying diagnosis
• Age >=40 at the projected date of TKA
• English-speaking
• Willing and able to access the internet to complete study related questionnaires

You may not qualify if…

• Osteoarthritis is not the principal underlying diagnosis (e.g. inflammatory arthritis)
• Dementia (can not fill out forms)
• Psychological issues that preclude participation, as identified by participating surgeons
• Does not have access to a computer and/or the internet.
• Non-English speaker (instruments are not validated in Spanish); very few non-English speakers (<5%) are otherwise eligible
• Age <40 at the projected date of TKA (TKA is usually due to major trauma, juvenile onset or congenital disease)
• Lives in a nursing home (difficult to track costs)
• Implantation of Unicompartamental Knee Arthroscopy (different clinical features and different costs)
• Bilateral TKA in same admission (simultaneous), staged or within 6 months
• Uses a wheelchair or walker to ambulate
• Has been told by a physician that he/she has a heart condition and should only do physical activity recommended by a doctor
• Has pain in his/her chest when doing physical activity
• Loses balance because of dizziness
• Loses consciousness
• Unable/unwilling to wear Fitbit® accelerometer for 5 or more days during baseline visit

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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