NOCTURNAL PAIN After Knee Arthroplasty : Incidence and Risk Factor: an Observational Study
- Conditions
- Nocturnal FrequencyKnee OsteoarthritisPain, PostoperativeProsthesis (Internal) Complications
- Registration Number
- NCT03998943
- Lead Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
- Brief Summary
In prosthetic knee surgery, there is a certain number of patients with post-operative nocturnal pain. The purpose of our study is to determine the impact of this problem and to better understand its risk factors.
- Detailed Description
In prosthetic knee surgery, there is a certain number of patients with post-operative nocturnal pain.
The purpose of our study is to determine the impact of this problem and to better understand its risk factors.
This is a poorly studied issue and the study could better detect, evaluate and treat painful patients after knee replacement surgery.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 250
Inclusion Criteria
- Undergoing elective primary Total knee arthroplasty or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty due to knee joint osteoarthritis
- Older than 18 years
- Willing and able to complete pre and postoperative surveys
Exclusion Criteria
- History of drug abuse
- Previous knee arthroplasty
- Mental disorders
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Chronic renal disease
- Chronic hematological diseases (sickle cell disease, haemochromatosis...)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nocturnal pain from day 1 of surgery until 1 year post surgery response to question (yes-no) "Does the pain in the operated knee wake you up at night or prevent you from sleeping?"
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
🇧🇪Bruxelles, Belgium