Is Physical Therapy Clearance Before Arthroplasty Home Discharge Necessary?

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

210

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 27, 2024

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Conditions
Physical TherapyTotal Joint ArthroplastySame-day Discharge
Interventions
OTHER

Novel same-day discharge protocol after total joint arthroplasty

Preoperative gait/stair training with physical therapy, then postoperative ambulation with nursing after total joint arthroplasty

OTHER

Conventional postoperative physical therapy clearance

Physical therapy evaluation and clearance after total joint arthroplasty

Trial Locations (2)

10021

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

21201

RECRUITING

University of Maryland, Baltimore

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

OTHER

lead

University of Maryland, Baltimore

OTHER