The Post-operative Effect on Formation of Oedema After Total Knee Arthroplasty With or Without the Use of a Nerve Stimulator (the gekoTM Device)

Postoperative Oedema Management Following Neuromuscular Electro- Stimulation of the Peroneal Nerve Using the gekoTM Device After Total Knee Arthroplasty

This study will investigate whether the recovery of muscle function of total knee arthroplasty is accelerated with the use of the gekoTM device along with its effect on reducing symptoms such as oedema and inhibition of the muscle function.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Joint Diseases; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Rehabilitation; Edema Leg
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: gekoTM

Detailed Description

This study will investigate total knee arthroplasty patients:

• One group gets standard of care (i.e. performing exercises & guidance by a physiotherapist via a CE-marked mobile application, called moveUP)
• Second group gets standard of care + GekoTM device (i.e. non-invasive neuromuscular electrostimulation applied at the peroneal nerve for 10 days after the operation date.)

The primary objective of the study is to assess the post-operative effect of gekoTM on formation of oedema (measured by perometer).

The effect of the gekoTM device on the muscle function & the overall recovery will be also investigated.

To collect parameters, the patient will be asked to complete questionnaires, including the following patient reported outcomes (PROMs): Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Knee Society Score (KSS), Euroqol Health questionnaire EQ5D, Forgotten Joint Score (FJS), Oxford Knee Score (OKS).

The collection of the PROMs will give an indication on outcome and overal recovery in the 2 groups.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Ward Servaes; Phone Number: +32 800 88 008; Email: support@moveup.care

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • East-Flanders
    • Ghent, East-Flanders, Belgium, 9000
      • Recruiting
      • AZ Maria Middelares
      • Contact: Study- and scientific coordinator Hip & Knee Unit; Phone Number: +32 9 220 88 68; Email: Wouter.VanLysebettens@azmmsj.be
      • Contact: Email: secretariaat.heupknie@azmmsj.be
      • Principal Investigator: Pieter Vansintjan, dr.

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary TKA planned for degenerative OA
• Subjects must be discharged to home environment and be able to independently perform the activities of daily life
• Obtain a written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• TED stockings, Dauerbinde, other compressive bandages
• Mechanical foot pump
• Cooling device type 'Game Ready'
• Posttraumatic OA of the knee
• History of DVT / Flebitis / Pulmonary embolism
• Surgical treatment of venous insufficiency <1y prior to TKA surgery
• Neurological deficit of lower limbs
• Current sciatic irradiating pain in lower limbs
• History of lumbar fusion
• Knee Arthroscopy of the involved limb <6m prior to TKA surgery
• Any per-operative complication related to the TKA procedure (bleeding, fracture, vascular injury, cardiac complication, pulmonary complication)
• In case of a release during the TKA procedure
• Any per-operative (e.g. epidural catheter, urethral catheter, intra articular catheter) or post-operative procedure that might interfere with the rehabilitation during and after hospitalization
• Any scheduled surgery in the 3 months following the reference surgery;
• Any significant medical condition (e.g. Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral vascular accident) that might interfere with the rehabilitation
• Any significant psychiatric disorders, active alcohol/drug abuse
• Subject is either pregnant or interested in becoming pregnant during the duration of the study
• Subjects who are currently involved in any investigational drug or device study or have been enrolled in such study within the last 3 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Group 1: SC (moveUP); In group 1: moveUP (class 1, CE-marked, medical device) is being used as the rehabilitation solution after TKA. It has become a valid digital rehabilitation solution and is recognised by the Belgian government as mobile health application in rehabilitation of hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries. It's a full service with daily personalized and individualized follow up by certified physical therapists and certified health care providers. The use of tele-rehabilitation for TKA patients has been internationally recognized with the 2018 John N. Insall Award during the American Knee Society Meeting
Experimental: Group 2: SC (moveUP) with 10 days of geko; In group 2: Next to SC (moveUP), the application of a single gekoTM device is used on the operated leg after surgery (day 0). This device will be worn for 24 hours and at least 8 hours from day 1 until day 10.	Device: gekoTM; The gekoTM device is a small, transcutaneous nerve stimulator that is placed non-invasively on the skin, whereby the surface electrodes will be attached close to the peroneal nerve. Activation of the peroneal nerve causes contraction of the calf muscle pump, which will increase blood circulation that corresponds to 60% of walking. The increased blood circulation reduces the pressure difference between capillaries and the surrounding tissue and transfers the tissue fluid back into the veins and lymph fibers

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The primary objective of the study is to assess the post-operative effect of gekoTM on formation of oedema following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)	This is measured by the use of a perometer. For each patient, change in limb volume shall be calculated as a percentage of original limb volume. Shapiro-Wilk test shall be used to test whether there is a significant (p<0.05) departure from normal distribution in either group.	until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of Adverse Events	Any untoward medical occurrence, unintended disease or injury or any untoward clinical signs, including an abnormal laboratory finding, in subjects, users or other persons, in the context of a clinical investigation, whether or not related to the investigational device. (MDR Article 2(57)). The total number adverse events and the total number (%) of patients that had at least 1 adverse event will be stated.	until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Incidence of Device Deficiency	Any inadequacy in the identity, quality, durability, reliability, safety or performance of an investigational device, including malfunction, use errors or inadequacy in information supplied by the manufacturer.(MDR Article 2(59))	during 10 days after TKA operation
Oedema measurements - subjective slider	Temperature/swelling: Identical subjective slider as daily evaluated by the patient itself presenting the result as a Visual Analog Scale score, minimum 0 (no swelling) maximum 100 (Very swollen)	until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Oedema measurements - photographic evaluation	picture of both knees (moveUP): Patients need to make a picture of both knees, using the photo camera on their smartphone to see the swelling of the operated leg compared to the non-operated leg and to evaluate the swelling of the operated leg. This blind assessment of pictures is performed by a physical therapist.	until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM's)	The PROMS's measured: - KOOS: Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement. 42 items on 5-point Likert scale (multiple choice), total score is on 100, lower scores being indicative of worse knee conditions and higher scores being indicative of better knee condition	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM's)	The PROMS's measured: - KSS: Knee Satisfaction Score. Multiple choice scale. Total score on 100, lower scores being indicative of worse knee conditions and higher scores being indicative of better knee conditions.	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM's)	The PROMS's measured: - EQ5-D: Euroqol Health questionnaire. 5 items on 5-point Likert scale (multiple choice). Total score on 100. Secondly there is also 1 visual analog scale (VAS). The VAS Score is scored separately with lower scores being indicative of worse health and higher scores being indicative of better health (generic questionnaire, not disease specific)	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM's)	The PROMS's measured: - OKS: Oxford Knee Score. 12 items Multiple choice. a lower score can be indicative for bad function or pain after TKA	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM's)	The PROMS's measured: - FJS: Forgotten Joint score. 12-item mutiple choice score. Total score on 100 (%), lower scores being indicative of worse knee conditions and higher scores being indicative of better knee conditions.	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Pain level	Visual analogue scale (VAS), a 0-100 scale with 100 score = the worst pain the patient can feel and 0 = the patient feels no pain	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Number of days of Painkiller intake	PK intake stop is defined as no PK consumption for 3 consecutive days with no new 3 day-period of PK intake.	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Dosage Painkiller intake		2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Number of days of NSAID intake	NSAID intake stop is defined as no NSAID consumption for 3 consecutive days with no new 3 day-period of NSAID intake.	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Dosage NSAID intake		2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Sleep duration	the wearable measures accelerations during 23h-8h and gives an assumption duration of sleep during the night. The assumption of amount of sleep is based on: very little registration (deep sleep), little movements (light sleep), a lot of movements (waking up).	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Sleep quality	the wearable measures accelerations during 23h-8h and gives an assumption quality of sleep during the night. The assumption of amount of sleep is based on: very little registration (deep sleep), little movements (light sleep), a lot of movements (waking up).	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Recovery of physical activity (PA)	number of weeks until post-operative PA level is similar to pre-operative PA level, meaning there is no significant difference between mean post-operative step count (calculated on each post-operative week) and mean pre-operative step count (calculated on 7 days before surgery).	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Number of days of crutches use		until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Resume driving a car	Number of days post-operative	until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Overall Net Promotor Score (NPS) of the rehabilitation in general	NPS = How likely would you recommend the rehabilitation to your friends or family?". Visual analogue scale (VAS), a 0-100 scale with 100 score = very likely and 0 = not likely	2 weeks pre-operative until end of rehabilitation (+- 3 months after TKA operation)
Satisfaction and feedback on the geko device (only for patients using the geko)	Including: Ease of use; Required level of stimulation (1 to 11); Adherence to the geko use: daily collection of number of hours worn during the 10 days the geko device is used	during 10 days after TKA operation

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: moveUP bv
• Collaborators: Firstkind Ltd
• Investigators: Study Director: Philippe Van Overschelde, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 14, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): November 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 8, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 6, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): September 13, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 27, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 26, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Edema; Telerehabilitation; Total Knee Arthroplasty; Physiotherapy; Patient reported outcomes (PROMs)
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Joint Diseases; Edema
• Other Study ID Numbers: MMS.2020.058

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No