Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Post Patellar Dislocation
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This study is finding out if two different physiotherapy treatments for people who have dislocated their patella (kneecap) can be compared in a larger study
About the Study
PRePPeD is a multi-centre external pilot randomised control trial and qualitative study that aims to determine if a full-scale trial comparing supervised versus self-managed rehabilitation for people with an acute patellar dislocation is feasible?
The kneecap (patella) is a round shaped bone at the front of the knee. Normally, the kneecap sits in a groove at the bottom of the thigh-bone. Kneecap dislocations occur when the kneecap moves out of this groove. This is a painful injury and most people need to go to the Emergency Department. To help recover patients are referred to a physiotherapist. After assessing the injury, physiotherapists give patients advice and exercises to do to help them return to their normal activities.
At the moment, we do not know if attending more physiotherapy sessions makes a difference to how well people recover after a kneecap dislocation. To find this out we would need to carry out a large study. To decide if a large study would work, we first need to compare these treatments in a smaller study. PRePPeD is the name of this smaller study.
Participants
Patients at least 14 years old who have had a recent kneecap (patellar) dislocation
Sample Size
At least 50 participants. We will also interview up to 20 patients to understand what they thought of the study, and their experience of injury, treatment, and recovery
Study duration
3 Years
Study Team
E-Mail: prepped@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
Phone: 01865 740328
Postal Address: PRePPeD study, Kadoorie Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital,
Oxford, OX3 9DU
Your Data
Your personal details will be held by the research team at University of Oxford. We will remove any details that would identify you personally (such as your name, date of birth, etc.) from your answers to our questions and no individual results will be published.
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We will keep identifiable information about you for 12 months after the study has finished. This excludes any research documents with personal information, which will be held securely at the University of Oxford for 3 years after the publication of the results of the study
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Funding statement: Colin Forde, Doctoral Fellow (NIHR301759) is funded by the NIHR for this research project. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR, NHS or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.