Can photos from knee surgery speed up recovery?
NCT ID NCT07364812
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether showing patients pictures of their damaged cartilage and new knee joint after surgery helps them feel better and move better early on. About 80 adults with severe knee arthritis who had a knee replacement took part. The goal was to see if seeing the photos improves pain, function, and quality of life in the first weeks after surgery.
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Study facts
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- 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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: \* patients who have undergone Total Knee Arthroplasty as part of the treatment for advanced gonarthrosis (stage 3-4) Exclusion Criteria: * Revision total knee arthroplasty surgeries * total knee arthroplasty surgeries following high tibial osteotomy * total knee arthroplasty surgeries following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty * surgeries with advanced deformities requiring the use of revision implants.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bezmialem Vakıf University
Istanbul, Fatih, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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