Pre-Surgery classes and workouts may speed knee replacement recovery
NCT ID NCT01671917
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a 2-week program of group education sessions and exercises before total knee replacement helps people recover function more quickly after surgery. 262 adults with knee osteoarthritis took part. The program included 4 education sessions and 4 exercise sessions. Researchers measured how soon patients could walk, climb stairs, and leave the hospital independently.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational and exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could help people recover faster and leave the hospital sooner after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but the program may not significantly improve recovery for everyone. Results depend on patient participation and may not apply to all knee replacement patients.
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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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262 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2012
- Finished
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Nov 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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50 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female aged 50 to 85 years * Patient suffering from knee osteoarthritis according to ACR for which a total knee arthroplasty is scheduled * Preliminary medical examination whose results will be transmitted to the patient * Patient giving his informed consent to participate in the study * Patient affiliated to or beneficiary of social insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Patients institutionalized * Patients who have already received an ipsilateral total knee arthroplasty * Patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis * Cognitive or behavioral disorders making assessment impossible * Inability to speak and write French * TKA indicated for other reason than osteoarthritis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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