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Developmenet, Piloting and Evaluation of an Evidence-based Informed Consent Form for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Conditions
total knee arthroplasty
Registration Number
DRKS00022571
Lead Sponsor
Institut für Forschung in der Operativen Medizin (IFOM) der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria

Schedule for an elective total knee arthroplasty surgery,
Ability to understand and speak German,
Minimum age of 18 years,
Mental competence to give consent and answer questions

Exclusion Criteria

revision or posttraumatic osteoarthritis

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anxiety:<br>- subjective fear/anxiety of adverse events possibly caused by surgery or anesthesia<br>- Measuring instrument: numeric rating scale 0-10 and surgical fear questionnaire <br>- Time point: 4 weeks before surgery (baseline) and one day before surgery;<br><br>Nocebo-effect:<br>- patient reported adverse events (e.g. headache after anesthesia)<br>- Measuring instrument: questionnaire (including closed and open questions) <br>- Time point: 3 days after hospital discharge
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
satisfaction with patient-practitioner-conversation<br>- Patients subjective satisfaction with the patient-practitioner-conversation<br>- Measuring instrument: numeric rating scale (0-10)<br>- Time point: One day before surgery;<br><br>risk perception<br>- Knowledge about benefits and harms of the procedure<br>- Measuring instrument: questionnaie (knowledge questions will be derived from developing the informed consent forms)<br>- Time point: One day before surgery;<br><br>Quality of life:<br>-Measuring instrument: numeric rating sclae (0-10)<br>- Time point: 4 weeks after hospital discharge;<br><br>pain and function (of the knee):<br>- Measuring instrument: Oxford Knee Score (questionnaire)<br>- Time point: 4 weeks after hospital discharge
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