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During Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), joint undergo considerable stress, which causes neuromuscular activation deficits of the quadriceps femoris muscle.The aim of the study is to investigate differences in quadriceps neuromuscular activity in the acute phase after surgery.
During Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), joint undergo considerable stress, which causes neuromuscular activation deficits of the quadriceps femoris muscle. The current phenomenon depends on a complex mechanism called Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition (AMI). AMI has been studied only in sub-acute and chronic phase after TKA due to the invasive procedures employed in order to evaluate it; However, clinical observation and experimental studies suggest presence of this phenomenon also in the first postoperative days. The aim of the study is to investigate differences in quadriceps neuromuscular activity, in acute phase.
The study is a prospective observational study.15 healthy subjects and 15 patients scheduled for TKA will be recruited. Patients will be asked to perform three isokinetic taks in the same standardized biomechanical context in order to evaluate changes in quadriceps neuromuscular activity after surgery as primary outcome. Secondly, correlation between primary aim and pain perceived by the patient will be investigated. Moreover, patient's functional ability will be assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG). Data will be recorded the day before TKA, at one and three days after surgery.
At the end of data acquisition, normality and homogeneity of demographic variables will be assessed. Differences in the outcome measures will be investigated with the t student test (or with the related non-parametric tests) and by means of the mixed models repeated measures ANOVA test. Linear regression will be applied to evaluate any correlation between outcomes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| healthy subjects | Healthy subjects matched with TKA patients |
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| TKA patients | age greater than 18 years old and a recent TKA. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| not intervention but investigation | Other | possible differences in quadriceps muscular activity |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in quadriceps muscle activity | Surface EMG, RMS peak (mV) | day before surgery, first postoperative day, third postoperative day for TKA group |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in pain perception | Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 0-10. A value of 0 represents absence of pain, whereas a value of 10 represents maximum pain | day before surgery, first postoperative day, third postoperative day for TKA group |
| Change in walking ability |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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community sample and hospitalized patients
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Roberto Gatti | Recruiting | Rozzano | Milan | 20089 | Italy |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Apr 17, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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Timed Up and Go (TUG) evaluated in seconds, |
| day before surgery, thurd postoperative day for TKA group |