Hip and knee replacement patients: is rehab necessary?
NCT ID NCT04960241
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether physical rehabilitation after hip or knee replacement surgery is better than no rehabilitation for helping people with daily activities like walking and getting in and out of a car. 169 adults who had hip or knee replacement due to osteoarthritis took part. The goal was to see if rehab makes a real difference in how well patients function in everyday life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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169 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients having had primary, unilateral THA or TKA due to osteoarthritis. Patients being referred to receive postoperative rehabilitation at our institution. Patients being able to speak, read and understand Danish language. Patients aged ≥ 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: Patients not able to comply with exercise instructions. Patients who are discharged to a nursing-home facility or receiving in-home rehabilitation by home care.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Genoptræningen, Nørremøllecenteret
Nexø, Bornholm, 3730, Denmark
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