Electrical stimulation for faster recovery after knee replacement
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests if adding a gentle electrical stimulation (called NMES) to standard physical therapy helps people recover strength faster after knee replacement surgery. It is for patients who go to specific UCHealth or Intermountain Health therapy clinics after their first total knee replacement.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are doing your rehab at a UCHealth or Intermountain Health physical therapy clinic.
- This is your first knee replacement on that knee (not a re-do).
- You start outpatient physical therapy within 5 days after surgery and come to at least 3 sessions.
- You do not have an implanted heart device, active cancer, or a blood clot in your surgical leg.
- You haven't had a hip or other joint replacement in the 3 months before this knee surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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