Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Recovery After Surgery Program in Orthopedics and Traumatology

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• Conditions: Knee Fracture; Knee Arthritis; Hip Fractures; Hip Arthritis
• Interventions: Procedure: Multidisciplinary Recovery Program

• Registration Number: NCT03822247
• Lead Sponsor: Klinički Bolnički Centar Zagreb

Brief Summary

The aim of the recovery protocol is to reduce surgical trauma, postoperative pain, and complications, shorten hospital treatment and improve postoperative recovery. Orthopedic and traumatology surgeries are often followed by a long-lasting recovery with difficulties of everyday functioning. Up to this time, only a few publications of multidisciplinary protocol in orthopedics and traumatology have been published, mostly to improve the care of patients after elective surgical procedures. The goal of multidisciplinary after surgery recovery program in orthopedics and traumatology is to improve the care of both urgent and elective patients using standardized, multi-professional care programs. It focuses on patient education, preoperative respiratory training, adequate nutritive and hemodynamic support, modified anesthesia protocol, prevention of postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting, and early postoperative delirium detection. The implementation of the program will reduce the rate of postoperative complications and the rate of rehospitalization, enhance the recovery after surgery and increase the satisfaction with the treatment.

Detailed Description

The protocol combines scientifically proven interventions to standardize medical care, improve treatment outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. The aim is to reduce surgical trauma and postoperative pain, reduce complications, shorten hospital treatment and improve postoperative recovery. Moreover, it has been shown that using standardized, patient oriented recovery protocol significantly improves the outcomes and quality of care, but also brings financial benefit for the hospital as well as for the health system in general. Studies about implementing multidisciplinary recovery protocol in orthopedic and traumatology are scarce. Orthopedic and traumatology surgeries are often followed by a long-lasting and demanding recovery characterized by the difficulties of everyday functioning. Recovery is therefore multidisciplinary: for example, it is necessary to monitor the nutritional status of a patient, decrease postoperative pain, monitor cognitive status, etc. Until now only a few publications of recovery protocols in orthopedics and traumatology have been published, mostly to improve the care of patients after elective surgical procedures. The goal of this protocol in orthopedics and traumatology is to improve the care of both urgent and elective patients using standardized, multi-professional care programs. It was created based on evidence-based practice and modified by multidisciplinary team of orthopedic and traumatology surgeons, anesthesiologists, physiatrist, physiotherapists, specialized medical nurses, nutritionists, and psychiatrists. It focuses on patient preoperative education, preoperative respiratory training, adequate nutritive and hemodynamic support, modified local and regional anesthesia protocol, prevention of postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting, and early postoperative delirium detection. The investigators postulate that the implementation of this program will reduce the rate of postoperative complications and the rate of rehospitalization, enhance the recovery after surgery and increase the satisfaction with the treatment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-29
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-30
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-16
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-19
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-01
• Study Completion: 2020-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Fracture od proximal femur or knee fracture requiring surgery
• Hip or knee arthrosis requiring joint replacement
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score II or III
• Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe cognitive impairment
• Pregnancy
• End stage of malignant disease
• Decompensated heart or liver disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Multidisciplinary Recovery Program	Multidisciplinary Recovery Program	Two cohorts of patients will randomly be placed in either experimental od no intervention group. Patients undergoing Multidisciplinary Recovery After Surgery Program will gain better preparation for early mobilization after surgery, nutritional support, individually modified analgesia and psychological support during inpatient treatment. Program includes preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative multidisciplinary comprehensive interventions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Early Postoperative Complications	48 hours after surgery	Occurrence of early complications: * Dislocation or malpositioning of joint replacement; * Neurological deficit; * Need for blood transfusion; * Postoperative delirium; * Nausea or vomiting; * Pneumonia; * Headache; * Wound dehiscence, secretion, inflammation, bleeding
Late Postoperative Complications	10 days after surgery	Occurrence of late complications: * Wound infection, healing by secundam; * Decubitus; * Fracture of joint replacement; * Aseptic loosening of hip joint replacement; * Infection of joint replacement; * Thromboembolism; * Need for a revision

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Readmission rates	30 days after surgery	Rate of readmission to the hospital
Pain assessment using Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	1 day, 2 days, 60 days after surgery, 90 days after surgery	The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity. It is a straight horizontal line of fixed length of 100 mm. The ends are defined as the extreme limits of pain orientated from the left (worst) to the right (best). The score represents the distance measured (mm) between the worst and best mark, providing a range of scores between 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity. The following cut points on the pain VAS have been recommended: no pain (0-4 mm), mild pain (5-44 mm), moderate pain (45-74 mm), and severe pain (75-100 mm).
Patient-reported outcome after orthopedic surgery using The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)	2 days, 60 days after surgery, 90 days after surgery	The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales (pain, stiffness and physical function). The questions are scored on a scale of 0-4, which correspond to: None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme (4). The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. A sum of the scores for all three subscales gives a total WOMAC score; higher scores on the WOMAC indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations.
Assessment of health related quality of life using Euro Quality of Life Index (Euro QoL 5-D 5-L)	baseline, 2 days, 60 days after surgery, 90 days after surgery	The instrument Euro Quality of Life Index (Euro QoL 5-D 5-L) measures five dimensions, Mobility, Self-care, Daily activities, Pain/Discomfort, Anxiety/ Depression. Each dimension can be rated at five levels: from no problems to major problems. The five dimensions can be summed into a descriptive health state with 11111 representing no problems in any of the five health dimensions and 55555 indicating major problems in any of the five health dimensions. Second part of the instrument is the Visual Analogue Scale to assess health status at baseline, where 0 signifies worst imaginable health state, and 100 signifies best imaginable health state.
Evaluation of patients' satisfaction with the care provided using The Short-form patient satisfaction questionnaire (PSQ-18)	3 days after surgery	The Short-form patient satisfaction questionnaire (PSQ-18) contains 18 items tapping each of the seven dimension of satisfaction with medical care: general satisfaction, technical quality, interpersonal manner, communication, financial aspects, time spent with the doctor and accessibility and convenience. All items are scored so that high scores reflect satisfaction with medical care and after item scoring, items within the same subscale should be averaged together to create the seven subscale scores.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

KBC Zagreb; 🇭🇷 Zagreb, Croatia