Joint pain without a joint? An investigation into the nature of postsurgical pain following joint replacement

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: osteoarthritis; total knee arthroplasty; postsurgical joint pain; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000369628
• Lead Sponsor: Tasha Stanton

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-04-07
• Study Completion: 2018-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 26 October 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

Patient attending Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic or The Queen Elizabeth Hospital to undergo a total knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing a revision surgery for Osteoarthritis.
Patients undergoing joint replacement for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Patients who have had an athroscopy (in the last 6 months) of the joint that will be replaced.
Patients with a neurological disorder affecting the lower limb (ie, stroke/traumatic brain injury that results
in reduced lower limb function; multiple sclerosis; peripheral nerve injury affecting the lower limb).
Patients who have an inability to communicate or understand the English language (project funding for
interpreter services is not available).
Patients with difficulties in general communication and understanding (ie, dementia, Alzheimer’s).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Presence of persistent joint pain (pain in the joint that has been present for at least 3 months); assessed by the question: Have you had pain in the area of your replaced knee joint and has this pain been present for the last 3 months?[3, 6, and 12 months]