Knee replacement patients: what really gets you back to work?
NCT ID NCT04665180
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 88 working-age adults (63 or younger) who had knee replacement surgery to see when and how many return to work. Researchers track pain, knee function, and work ability using questionnaires over 1.5 years. The goal is to identify factors that help or hinder returning to work 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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88 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 63 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: * Informed consent * Primary knee arthroplasty (total + unicondylar) * Patients younger than or equal to 63 years old at the time of surgery * Actively been working 2 year prior to surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * No informed consent * Revision surgery * Patients older than 63 years of age at the time of surgery * Patients who haven't were unable to work due to other, non-knee related, health issues
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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