Kinematics Before and After Joint Replacement
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Comparison of kinematics before and after joint replacement using a combined motion analysis and ultrasound approach
IRAS ID
180536
Contact name
David Murray
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Oxford
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
The focus of this study is to assess how joints (hip and knee) move during activities of daily living. We are looking to assess whether there are any differences between the movements of normal and replaced joints. We also want to investigate the motion of patients who have joint replacement and experience pain afterwards. Following joint replacement surgery some patients experience pain, which might be due to abnormal movements.
The measurement technique uses infra-red motion capture cameras in a laboratory to show the overall position of the thigh while the patient carries out activities such as gait and sitting and standing from a chair. At the same time an ultrasound scanner will be used to accurately measure the position of the thigh bone.
We are looking to recruitment eighty participants in total and assign them into four groups (approximately 20 in each group). The groups are: Healthy Volunteers, patients who have unilateral unicompartmental knee replacement, patients who have a unilateral total hip replacement and patients who have the above implants and are experiencing pain in the implanted joint.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/1320
Date of REC Opinion
15 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion