# Pre-operative One-on-One Physical Therapy Education Improves Postoperative Function and Patient Satisfaction After Total Joint Arthroplasty

> **NCT02872337** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital for Special Surgery, New York** · enrollment: 126 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Arthroplasty

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Preoperative Physical Therapy Session
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Group Preoperative Education Session (per the standard of care)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02872337
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-02
- **Primary completion:** 2015-10
- **Final completion:** 2015-11
- **Target enrollment:** 126 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02872337

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02872337, "Pre-operative One-on-One Physical Therapy Education Improves Postoperative Function and Patient Satisfaction After Total Joint Arthroplasty". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02872337. Licensed CC0.

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