A randomized controlled trial assessing the effects of preoperative strengthening plus balance training on balance and functional outcome up to 1 year following total knee replacement

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Main Authors: Dominguez-Navarro, Fernando, BLASCO MARTINEZ, Jose Maria
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author Dominguez-Navarro, Fernando
BLASCO MARTINEZ, Jose Maria
author_facet Dominguez-Navarro, Fernando
BLASCO MARTINEZ, Jose Maria
contents <p><span><em>Purpose </em></span><em>To investigate the effects of including balance training in a preoperative strengthening intervention on balance and </em><em>functional outcomes in patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) and compare these effects to those induced by </em><em>preoperative strengthening and no intervention.</em></p> <p><span><em>Methods </em></span><em>Eighty-two subjects scheduled for TKR were randomly allocated into the strengthening (ST, n = 28) group: a </em><em>preoperative lower limb strengthening intervention; the strengthening + balance (ST + B, n = 28) group: same intervention </em><em>augmented with balance training; and the control group (n = 26). The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the function in daily </em><em>living subscale of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS-ADL) were the primary outcomes. The secondary </em><em>measures included balance and mobility, self-reported status, and knee function. The outcomes were assessed at </em><em>baseline, 1 week before surgery, and 2, (primary endpoint), 6 and 52 weeks after surgery.</em></p> <p><span><em>Results </em></span><em>Compared with the controls, the participants in the ST and ST + B groups presented significant improvements from </em><em>baseline to the end of the preoperative intervention in BBS (p = 0.005) and KOOS-ADL (p < 0.001). At 6 weeks post-surgery, </em><em>the knee extensor strength values were similar in the two treatment groups and significantly higher than that in the controls. </em><em>Overall, the participant outcomes in all groups stabilized at 1 year after surgery.</em></p> <p><span><em>Conclusion </em></span><em>A preoperative strengthening intervention, regardless of whether it is complemented with balance training, </em><em>enhances strength but not balance or functional outcomes at 6 weeks after surgery. Patients are expected to present similar </em><em>performance at 1 year postoperatively, but adequately statistically powered trials are needed to confirm the findings.</em></p> <p><em>Level of evidence </em><span><em>II.</em></span></p> <p><em>Trial registration </em><span><em>NCT02995668.</em></span></p>
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spellingShingle A randomized controlled trial assessing the effects of preoperative strengthening plus balance training on balance and functional outcome up to 1 year following total knee replacement
Dominguez-Navarro, Fernando
BLASCO MARTINEZ, Jose Maria
<p><span><em>Purpose </em></span><em>To investigate the effects of including balance training in a preoperative strengthening intervention on balance and </em><em>functional outcomes in patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) and compare these effects to those induced by </em><em>preoperative strengthening and no intervention.</em></p> <p><span><em>Methods </em></span><em>Eighty-two subjects scheduled for TKR were randomly allocated into the strengthening (ST, n = 28) group: a </em><em>preoperative lower limb strengthening intervention; the strengthening + balance (ST + B, n = 28) group: same intervention </em><em>augmented with balance training; and the control group (n = 26). The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the function in daily </em><em>living subscale of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS-ADL) were the primary outcomes. The secondary </em><em>measures included balance and mobility, self-reported status, and knee function. The outcomes were assessed at </em><em>baseline, 1 week before surgery, and 2, (primary endpoint), 6 and 52 weeks after surgery.</em></p> <p><span><em>Results </em></span><em>Compared with the controls, the participants in the ST and ST + B groups presented significant improvements from </em><em>baseline to the end of the preoperative intervention in BBS (p = 0.005) and KOOS-ADL (p < 0.001). At 6 weeks post-surgery, </em><em>the knee extensor strength values were similar in the two treatment groups and significantly higher than that in the controls. </em><em>Overall, the participant outcomes in all groups stabilized at 1 year after surgery.</em></p> <p><span><em>Conclusion </em></span><em>A preoperative strengthening intervention, regardless of whether it is complemented with balance training, </em><em>enhances strength but not balance or functional outcomes at 6 weeks after surgery. Patients are expected to present similar </em><em>performance at 1 year postoperatively, but adequately statistically powered trials are needed to confirm the findings.</em></p> <p><em>Level of evidence </em><span><em>II.</em></span></p> <p><em>Trial registration </em><span><em>NCT02995668.</em></span></p>
title A randomized controlled trial assessing the effects of preoperative strengthening plus balance training on balance and functional outcome up to 1 year following total knee replacement
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-020-06029-x