Sign in

NCT05190666Active, not recruiting

Healthy Living After Knee Replacement

Physical Activity and Weight Loss to Improve Function and Pain After Total Knee Replacement

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to examine if a weight loss program designed for adults after knee replacement improves weight loss, physical activity, pain, and function, as well as if the program is cost effective, as compared to a chronic disease self-management program.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
182 (actual)
First submitted
28 Dec 2021
Start date
4 Jan 2022
Primary completion date
17 Jun 2026
Lead sponsor
University of South Carolina
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT05190666

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 182
  • From 4 Jan 2022 to the primary completion date, 17 Jun 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • are taking anti-obesity medications
  • had or are planning to have bariatric/gastric/lap band surgery

Other illness

  • have a mobility limiting comorbidity unrelated to knee replacement (e.g. spinal stenosis, fibromyalgia, peripheral vascular disease, stroke)

Other

  • have any contraindications to diet or weight loss
  • undergo simultaneous bilateral knee replacement or have a scheduled or anticipated knee replacement for the contralateral knee within the next 18 months
  • are enrolled in a formal weight loss program
  • are planning to relocate out of the Columbia or Greenville, SC areas in the next 18 months.

Who the study is looking for

  • Participants must:
  • have a body mass index between 25-45 kg/m2
  • have had a knee replacement (including primary, staged or independent bilateral, or revision) \<6 months prior to baseline assessment
  • have a computer, tablet, or smartphone with active internet access to self-monitor online and/or have a device or computer compatible with Fitbit
  • completion of baseline assessment measures (height, weight, function tests, surveys, ≥4 days valid of activity monitoring, and 1 day of dietary recall)
  • be English-speaking and able to read consent and study materials written in English
  • be willing to attend 4 in-person assessments.

Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
University of South Carolina
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
ColumbiaUnited StatesUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.