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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/03/106446 [Registered on: 18/03/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/03/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   DOES THE TIMING OF THE SECOND SURGERY IN STAGGERED BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT INFLUENCE THE PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES - A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY 
Scientific Title of Study   DOES THE TIMING OF THE SECOND SURGERY IN STAGGERED BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT INFLUENCE THE PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES - A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Tandlam Manish Reddy 
Designation  MS (Orthopedics) 
Affiliation  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospitals Ltd 
Address  OPD 5, B - BLOCK, Department of Arthroplasty, Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospital Ltd. 313, Mettupalayam Road, Sai baba colony, Coimbatore

Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU
641043
India 
Phone  7013239898  
Fax    
Email  manish126reddy@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Tandlam Manish Reddy 
Designation  MS (Orthopedics) 
Affiliation  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospitals Ltd 
Address  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospital Ltd. 313, Mettupalayam Road, Sai baba colony, Coimbatore


TAMIL NADU
641043
India 
Phone  7013239898  
Fax    
Email  manish126reddy@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Tandlam Manish Reddy 
Designation  MS (Orthopedics) 
Affiliation  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospitals Ltd 
Address  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospital Ltd. 313, Mettupalayam Road, Sai baba colony, Coimbatore


TAMIL NADU
641043
India 
Phone  7013239898  
Fax    
Email  manish126reddy@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Ganga Medical Center and Pvt hospital Ltd 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt hospitals Ltd 
Address  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospital Ltd. 313, Mettupalayam Road, Sai baba colony, Coimbatore 
Type of Sponsor  Private hospital/clinic 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Tandlam Manish Reddy  Ganga Medical Center and Pvt hospitals  OPD - 5, B-Block, Department of Arthropalsty, Ganga Medical Center and Pvt Hospital Ltd. 313, Mettupalayam Road, Sai baba colony, Coimbatore
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU 
7013239898

manish126reddy@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Review Board  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M170||Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Radiology KL 3 or 4
ASA - I or II or III
HBA1C - 8 or Lower
Routine Cardiology Clearance 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details   
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Evaluate Clinical outcomes among patient groups who underwent Bilateral Staggered TKA
Variables to be considered
Lab Parameters - CRP, IL-6.
PROM’s – New Oxford Knee Score
Clinical Picture
Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
Knee ROM and SLR
Pain - VAS 
All the parameters will be assessed at baseline, POD 1, 3 and Followup at 1st month and 3rd month 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To catergorize Complications & Interventions if any
Minor complications
Urinary Retention, UTI
DVT (Includes Desaturation, Tachypnoea & Tachycardia)
SSI
Major complications
PTE
CVA
Infection
Return to OR
MI/Death
Interventions
Blood/ Blood Products or Colloid Tranfusions
Intubation, Ventilation & Resucitation
 
All the parameters will be assessed at baseline, POD 1, 3 & Followup at 1st month & 3rd month 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   27/03/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains the surgical intervention of choice for patients 
who have debilitating bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Can be performed

Simultaneously (one procedure under the same anesthesia),

Staggered (two separate procedures during a single hospitalization with a specified gap between 
procedures),

Staged (two surgeries in two hospital admissions separated by several months).
Simultaneous bilateral TKA

Single period of hospitalization and anesthesia exposure

Lower medical costs and better overall recovery time.

Primary concern with simultaneous bilateral TKA includes a higher risk of major complications, 
such as increased cardiovascular stress and thromboembolic events.

Staged TKA -  Cons – Longer gap between procedures
Staggered TKA - might reduce the incidence of postoperative complications.

The physiological stress induced by staggered TKA was a concern, as the procedure 
involves two separate surgical events, which could amplify the systemic 
inflammatory response.

There have been several studies done aimed at optimizing the surgical 
protocol for bilateral TKA patients
 
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