Addressing Patients' Expectations of Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Randomized Trial

November 22, 2011 updated by: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Addressing Patients' Expectations of Total Knee Arthroplasty: Developing and Testing an Educational Intervention in a Randomized Trial

The goals of this study are to develop and test an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total knee arthroplasty.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The first goal of this study is to develop an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total knee arthroplasty. The intervention will be structured according to the expectations listed in the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Knee Replacement Expectations Survey. The second goal is to test the intervention in a randomized trial. An additional goal is to compare patients' self-reported knee symptoms with radiographic findings.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

146

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Hospital for Special Surgery

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients will be eligible for this study if they are 40 years of age or older and are scheduled for primary total knee arthroplasty at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients will be excluded from this study for the following reasons: if they are not fluent in English; if they are not going to attend the preoperative knee replacement class; if they are unable to complete the surveys; if they refuse to participate.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The primary outcome is the within-patient change between pre and post program scores measured by the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Knee Replacement Expectations Survey.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The secondary outcome is to compare patient-reported symptoms with radiographic ratings of disease activity.
The secondary outcome is to determine if expectations after the class coincide more closely with orthopedic surgeons expectations

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 20, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 23, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 22, 2011

Last Verified

November 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 98101

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