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Pain Neuroscience Education in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Total Knee Replacement
Interventions
Behavioral: Pain Neuroscience Education
Registration Number
NCT03231566
Lead Sponsor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Brief Summary

To determine if education about pain given prior to Knee Arthroplasty will result in better outcomes following surgery

Detailed Description

To determine if a preoperative pain neuroscience education (PNE) program would result in superior outcomes compared to usual preoperative education for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Patients will receive traditional hospital preoperative TKA program (usual care group) or receive the same program plus an additional 30-minute PNE program (experimental group). Pre and post measurements at 1, 3 and 6 months for pain, function, fear of movement and pain catastrophization. We will also compare opioid usage, healthcare expenses and patient satisfaction between groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • be scheduled to have a TKA and their standard preoperative TKA education program, indicate their willingness to participate in the study, ability to read and understand English, as the study included the use of an educational booklet, and be able and willing to complete outcome data for 6 months after TKA
Exclusion Criteria
  • Because all potential participants for this study had been screened and cleared for their orthopedic surgery, the only exclusion criterion was an unwillingness to participate in the study and having had a previous TKA or scheduled for a bilateral TKA.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Usual education control group (CG)Pain Neuroscience EducationThe CG received the traditional hospital preoperative program, which was consistent with current preoperative TKA protocols. The CG received education covering anatomy of the knee joint, information about the joint replacement surgery, what to expect when they were admitted for surgery, what to expect immediately after surgery, pain medications, postoperative rehabilitation/physical therapy, etc. The CG received a hospital-based booklet with this information.
Experimental group (EG)Pain Neuroscience EducationThe EG underwent an additional 30-minute group PNE program, followed by the usual preoperative education program from the hospital. The PNE program used in this TKA study was an adaptation of the PNE program developed for LS. The educational program was designed to be delivered by a physical therapist in a group session to patients prior to their TKA.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PainChange from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

Numeric Pain Rating Scale

FunctionChange from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)

Pain CatastrophizationChange from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

Pain Catastrophization Scale

Fear of movementChange from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Opioid UseChange at 1 month

Oral Morphine Dose Equivalents

Healthcare ExpensesChange from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

Costs associated with healthcare utilization

Patient SatisfactionChange at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

Likert questions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Nevada Las Vegas - Department of Physical Therapy

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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