Evaluation of a tailored pathway for frail and pre frail older people awaiting elective hip or knee arthroplasty

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Elective knee replacement; Elective hip replacement; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000237785
• Lead Sponsor: orthern Adelaide Local health Network (NALHN) Department of Geriatrics Medicine

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-07-15
• Study Start: 2022-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 12 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for both groups (intervention and control) included patients who patients who underwent elective total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR), with age 65 years and above and CFS of 4 or greater. Those who underwent upper limb arthroplasty or ankle arthroplasty were excluded.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-operative length of stay following intervention at POPS clinic<br>Patient's case notes and electronic medical records were retrospectively accessed, with no patient contact involved. [Assessed at the time of hospital discharge]