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NCT Number: NCT05187065

The Effect of Mobile-based Education and Exercise Program Given to Patients With Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Total knee replacement (TDP) surgery is recognized as an effective surgical option for patients who develop moderate to severe osteoarthritis of the knee. Before, during and after TDP surgery, patients experience physical, psychological and social problems. After TDP surgery, patients may experience problems such as dependency and sleep problems in their daily living activities. Patients who have sleep problems, who cannot rest enough, become tired and experience anxiety as a result. It has been stated that the education given to the patients in the preoperative period reduces anxiety and analgesic needs and increases satisfaction. Progressive relaxation exercises in patients It has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms such as anxiety, pain and fatigue. With the widespread use of mobile technologies, a rapid development is observed in mobile health applications and it is thought that its use in the field of health will provide great benefits to nursing services. This study is of the randomized controlled experimental type. During the application process, a mobile-based training and exercise program will be applied to the patients in the experimental group. As the education content, information about pre- and post-operative information and video-supported training content that will guide the patients with voice commands about the exercises that the patients will do before the surgery will be included in the mobile application. With the implementation of this program, continuity will be ensured by meeting the information needs of the patients before and after the surgery, and by performing progressive relaxation and knee exercises correctly and regularly. With the use of this mobile application, it is aimed to increase the physical functions of the patients by reducing the level of anxiety and fear of movement.

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Key information

Conditions

Replacement, Knee Anxiety Disorders Dyssomnias Kinesiophobia Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Phobic Disorders Signs and Symptoms Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Giresun University

Giresun, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who were decided to undergo total knee replacement surgery with the diagnosis of osteoarthritis,
  • Patients who will undergo elective surgery
  • Patients who will undergo unilateral total knee replacement surgery for the first time
  • Patients who can be communicated verbally
  • Patients without any psychiatric disease
  • Patients who use smartphones and agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients under the age of 18
  • Patients who have had previous total knee replacement surgery
  • Patients who underwent total knee replacement with emergency surgery
  • Patients who will undergo bilateral total knee replacement surgery
  • Patients with a previous psychiatric diagnosis
  • Patients with verbal communication disorders

Treatment and study plan

The mobile-based education and exercise program

Other

Starting from the preoperative period, mobile-based patient education, progressive relaxation exercise and knee exercise program will be applied to the patient as a whole. Mobile-based education will include pre-operative and discharge education. The patient will be given a progressive relaxation exercise with the support of the mobile application and the exercises included in the knee exercise program that should be done after the surgery will be shown. Progressive relaxation exercises will be applied twice a day in the afternoon and evening. Postoperative knee exercises will be performed 3 to 5 times a day, depending on the type of exercise. These exercises will be continued regularly for up to 4 weeks after discharge.

Primary outcomes

  1. State-Trait Anxiety Scale

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The scale consists of two parts, a 20-item "state anxiety form" designed to determine what is felt at the moment, and a 20-item "trait anxiety form" designed to determine what is felt in general.

    It is a four-degree scale ranging from "Not at all" to "Totally". Scores range from 20 (low anxiety) to 80 (high anxiety).

  2. Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The scale consists of 17 items. The scale is a 4-point Likert type (1 = I strongly disagree, 4 = I completely agree) is used. The total score varies between 17-68. A high score on the scale indicates knesiophobia.

  3. Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score-physical function short-form

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The KOOS-PS scale consists of seven items. The items are intended to measure the degree of functionality of normal daily activities and more challenging activities. Each item scores between 0 "no difficulty" and 4 "very severe difficulty". The raw score is the sum of the scores given to these seven questions and ranges from 0 to 28. Higher scores indicate worse physical function.

  4. Visual Analog Scale

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The Visual Analog Scale is a widely used scale for the assessment of pain in patients. The patient marks his or her own pain on a 10 cm ruler with the words 'no pain' on one end and 'unbearable pain' on the other end.

  5. Visual Analog Sleep Scale

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    This Visual Analog Sleep Scale measures the sleep quality of individuals. Each item in the scale is evaluated on a chart between 0 (left end) and 100 (right end) using the visual comparison technique. Scale scoring ranges from 0 to 1000. An increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates a decrease in sleep quality.

  6. The Turkish Version of the Computer System Usability Questionnaire-Short Version

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    This questionnaire evaluates the usability of a software system with 13 items. Each item is scored as 1 (Strongly agree) - 7 (Strongly disagree).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alkay Kara

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Mobile-based Education and Exercise Program Given to Patients With Total Knee Replacement Surgery on Anxiety, Kinesiophobia, and Physical Function

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jan 11, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 29, 2023

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