Preferred Outcome Measures Used in Randomized Clinical Trials of Total Knee Replacement Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

José-María BlascoYolanda Acosta-BallesterCeledonia Igual-CamachoDavid Hernández-GuillénMaría C GómezSergio Roig-CasasúsPablo Puigcerver-Aranda

Published in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2020)

There is consensus regarding the need to evaluate functional outcomes in total knee replacement rehabilitation trials but none regarding the outcome measure that should be used. These findings suggest that most trials include patient- and clinician-reported functional measures, along with pain and performance-based measures in trial designs.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
anterior cruciate ligament
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
study protocol
case report
pain management
clinical trial
neuropathic pain
phase iii
phase ii
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord
double blind
postoperative pain