Knee replacement recovery: could earlier discharge be safe?
NCT ID NCT06233435
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at 33 patients who had total knee replacement surgery to see if their recovery scores at 6 hours were similar to those at 24 hours. The goal was to understand if patients could be safely discharged earlier. Researchers used a standard scoring system to measure readiness for discharge.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors decide when it's safe to send patients home earlier after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 33 participants. Results may not apply to all patients or hospitals.
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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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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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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18 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: * Patient undergoing total knee arthroplasty (one side) under spinal block with adductor canal block * 18-85 years old * American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status classification I-III Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to local anesthetic drugs
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Thammasat University hospital
Pathum Thani, Klong Luang, 12120, Thailand
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