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Knee Replacement Rehabilitation Care Pathways
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Summary
Previous research has shown that use of rehabilitation (including physical therapy) and the recovery of function after knee replacement surgery may differ depending on patients' race, sex, income or insurance, and geographic location. In this study, the investigators will develop and test a new care pathway for knee replacement rehabilitation that is designed to maximize functional recovery for all patients and reduce differences between different groups of patients. Findings from this project will lead to improved rehabilitation quality after knee replacement surgery.
Official title: Development and Implementation of Optimal Rehabilitation Care Pathways to Reduce Disparities in Rehabilitation Outcomes After Joint Replacement
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
275
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2027-06-30
Last Updated
2026-05-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
TKA Journey - patient education
The investigators' team developed a new patient education booklet containing information that walks the patient through their TKA journey, from pre-operative to hospital-based rehabilitation prior to discharge, to outpatient physical therapy, and after discharge from formal physical therapy services. All patients in the intervention arm will receive this booklet from their surgeon's office and will receive a phone call from study personnel to review it and answer any questions.
Optimized Rehab Scheduling
For all patients in the 'intervention' practice, the home health referral will include instructions for the home health physical therapist to assist the patient with scheduling their first outpatient physical therapy session, to avoid unnecessary gaps in care between home health discharge and outpatient physical therapy evaluation.
Usual Rehab
Participants in the usual rehab group will continue to follow the current standard-of-care rehabilitation pathway for patients post-TKA.
Locations (1)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States