Weight Change and the Risk of Chronic Pain Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasties: A Nationwide Registry-based Cohort Survey Study.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
- Enrollment
- 6,400
- Primary Endpoint
- Moderate/Severe Persistent Postoperative Pain
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study is a nationwide, register-based cohort survey study. The objective of this study is to investigate whether weight change is associated with the incidence of persistent postoperative pain following total hip arthroplasty and knee arthroplasty across non-obese and obese and patients.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients operated with primary hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis 11-15 months before survey distribution
Exclusion Criteria
- •Legally incompetent citizens, i.e., persons with a legal guardian, will not be asked to participate.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Moderate/Severe Persistent Postoperative Pain
Time Frame: 11-15 months postsurgically
The primary outcome is the number of patients with moderate or severe persistent postsurgical pain in the operated hip or knee, defined as patients with a numerical rating scale (NRS) score higher than 3. The outcome will be presented as Odd Ratio (OR) with its' corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Secondary Outcomes
- Satisfaction(11-15 months postsurgically)
- Interference with daily activities(11-15 months postsurgically)
- Willingness to repeat the surgery(11-15 months postsurgically)
- Frequent pain(11-15 months postsurgically)
- Use of analgaesic(11-15 months postsurgically)
- WOMAC pain score(11-15 months postsurgically)
Investigators
Saber Muthanna Saber
MD, PhD fellow
Bispebjerg Hospital
