Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Outcomes Study (KAROS)

April 12, 2019 updated by: Jean Hsieh, PhD, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
The objective of the KAROS study is to compare rehabilitation outcomes between 3 proposed protocols and a current standard of care protocol for the purpose of identifying better practice for outpatient rehabilitation among patients with single total knee replacement. The 3 advanced protocols involve use of an anti-gravity treadmill and/or the patterned electrical neuromuscular stimulation (PENS). Both medical modalities have been cleared by the FDA to be used in medical rehabilitation, including total knee replacement.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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386

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
        • MedStar National Rehabilitation Network

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

40 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who undergo an elective single total knee arthroplasty and initiate their outpatient rehabilitation therapy within 3 weeks after surgery.
  • Patients who are 40 years old or older.
  • Patients who weight less than 320 lb to accommodate the weight limit to use the anti-gravity treadmill.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who had any lower extremity joint replacement less than 1 year prior the current total knee replacement.
  • Patients who are pregnant or may be pregnant.
  • Patients who have a medical history of neurologic disorders.
  • Patients who have received more than 2 weeks of other formats of rehabilitation prior their outpatient rehabilitation program.
  • Patients who received any cancer treatment in the past year prior the current surgery.
  • Patients who have uncontrolled cardiovascular hypertension.
  • Patients who have cardiac demand pacemakers and/or implanted defibrillators.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Arm 1
Patients in Arm 1 receive standard of care rehabilitation protocol using a recumbent or Nu-step bike during warm-up, followed by individualized therapeutic exercise, and cool-down protocols. The warm-up phase in the study refers to therapeutic exercise. The therapeutic exercise aims to condition and prepare patients for subsequent functional or therapeutic activities. The active comparator (Arm 1) is to ask participants to use modalities, such as a recumbent bike or a Nu-step bike during the warm-up phase of an outpatient physical therapy following a single total knee replacement.
Other: Recumbent or Nu-step bike
This is the active comparator of the trial that participants are asked to use either a recumbent or Nu-step bike normally seen in an outpatient physical therapy clinic to warm-up during a physical therapy session following a single total knee replacement.
Experimental: Arm 2
Patients in Arm 2 will use an anti-gravity treadmill (AlterG) during warm-up, followed by individualized therapeutic exercise and cool-down protocols.
Other: Anti-gravity treadmill
The intervention is to ask study participants to ambulate using an anti-gravity treadmill that integrates patented, NASA Differential Air Pressure (DAP) technology -- a precise air calibration system -- to uniformly reduce gravitational load and body weight during the warm-up phase of an outpatient physical therapy following a single total knee replacement.
Experimental: Arm 3
Patients in Arm 3 will use a recumbent or Nu-step bike along with the PENS neuromuscular stimulation modality during warm-up, followed by individualized therapeutic exercise and cool-down protocols.
Other: PENS - neuro-muscular stimulation
The intervention is to ask study participants to warm up using Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (PENS) - that closely replicates the body's normal muscle and nerve firing patterns -- on his/her surgical leg in conjunction with a recumbent bike or a Nu-step bike during the warm-up phase of an outpatient physical therapy following a single total knee replacement.
Experimental: Arm 4
Patients in Arm 4 will use both an anti-gravity treadmill (AlterG) and the PENS neuromuscular stimulation modality during warm-up, followed by individualized therapeutic exercise and cool-down protocols.
Other: Anti-gravity treadmill & PENS - neuro-muscular stimulation
The intervention is to ask study participants to ambulate using an anti-gravity treadmill in conjunction with use of Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (PENS) during the warm-up phase of an outpatient physical therapy following a single total knee replacement.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
AM-PAC (Activity Measure for Post Acute Care) Basic Mobility score: Baseline
Time Frame: Baseline
The primary outcome measure is the AM-PAC Basic Mobility score. AM-PAC is a patient-reported instrument to measure functional level in 3 domains: basic mobility, daily activity, and applied cognition. For the purpose of the study, only the basic mobility domain was measured. Using item-response theory, the AM-PAC program selects the most representative questions from its extensive item bank to ask when measuring a patient's functional level. This study used the AM-PAC basic mobility paper short form designed for outpatient settings. The short-form consists of 18 questions and produces a raw score (18 to 72) transformed into a score ranging from 29.41 to 80.30 based on item-degree of difficulty. Higher transformed scores denote higher functional mobility: 34 - 51.9 = limited indoor mobility; 52 - 65.9 = enhanced indoor mobility; 66 and above = outdoor mobility.
Baseline
AM-PAC (Activity Measure for Post Acute Care) Basic Mobility score: Discharge from outpatient rehabilitation
Time Frame: Discharge from outpatient rehabilitation (on average 2 months from baseline)
The primary outcome measure is the AM-PAC Basic Mobility score upon discharge from outpatient therapy. AM-PAC is a patient-reported instrument to measure functional level in 3 domains: basic mobility, daily activity, and applied cognition. For the purpose of the study, only the basic mobility domain was measured. Using item-response theory, the AM-PAC program selects the most representative questions from its extensive item bank to ask when measuring a patient's functional level. This study used the AM-PAC basic mobility paper short form designed for outpatient settings. The short-form consists of 18 questions and produces a raw score (18 to 72) transformed into a score ranging from 29.41 to 80.30 based on item-degree of difficulty. Higher transformed scores denote higher functional mobility: 34 - 51.9 = limited indoor mobility; 52 - 65.9 = enhanced indoor mobility; 66 and above = outdoor mobility.
Discharge from outpatient rehabilitation (on average 2 months from baseline)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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MedStar National Rehabilitation Network

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Michele Vita, DPT, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

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December 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

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December 31, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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April 8, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 21, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

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April 24, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

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April 16, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 12, 2019

Last Verified

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April 1, 2019

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  • 2012-347

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