Balance training with the Tecnobody ProKin after total knee replacement

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Patients who have undergone a single total knee arthroplasty and meet eligibility will receive either standard postoperative rehabilitation or standard rehabilitation plus balance training on the Tecnobody ProKin dynamometric platform. The platform will be used to train and objectively measure static and dynamic balance, proprioception, muscle strength, and gait during the rehabilitation course. Outcomes will include instrumented balance parameters, walking performance, leg strength, and functional measures to compare recovery between groups. The design aims to determine whether adding technology-supported balance training produces faster or greater functional gains after TKA.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty within the past 2 years and are hospitalized at the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Clinic of Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Physical Therapy Hospital.
* Able to fully bear weight on the operated lower extremity in the third postoperative week.
* Willingness to participate and signing of the written informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Bilateral knee arthroplasty
* Age under 18 years
* Receiving treatment at a physical therapy unit within the first 2 weeks after knee arthroplasty
* Presence of significant visual or hearing impairment, active infection
* Clinically unstable condition
* Presence of central nervous system lesions (e.g., stroke, multiple sclerosis)
* Presence of malignancy
* Presence of a fracture in the lower extremity
* Presence of any condition that would prevent participation in the treatment
* History of lumbar disc surgery
* History of previous surgery in the lower extremity
* Presence of advanced osteoarthritis in the non-operated lower extremity

Where it's running

• Ankara Etlik City Hospital
  Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Zeynep Alpoğuz Yilmaz, MD — Ankara Etlik City Hospital
• Study coordinator: Zeynep Alpoğuz Yilmaz, MD
• Email: zeynepalpoguz@gmail.com
• Phone: +90 536 434 50 28

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.