Preoperative Pain, Function, and Activity for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Arthroplasty

• Registration Number: NCT01248039
• Lead Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital

Brief Summary

This study wish to show if the preoperative level of pain, function or activity for hip and knee arthroplasty patients has any predictive value of the time it takes to fulfill the well-defined discharge criteria.

Detailed Description

The investigators would like to be able to identify those patients, for whom it will take longest time to fulfill the discharge criteria. With this knowledge the investigators will be able to initiate sufficient treatment already before operation.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-24
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-25
• Study Start: 2011-01
• Status Verified: 2012-07
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Total hip arthroplasty patients
• Total knee arthroplasty patients

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to speak and understand Danish
• Inability to perform the functional measurements due to other conditions

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Leg muscles strength	7 months	Maximal muscle force tested for one leg at a time in a Power Rig Mashine

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional performance	7 months	Tested by: Timed Up \& Go test, 10 meter fast speed walking test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Surgery, Univerity Hospital at Hvidovre; 🇩🇰 Hvidovre, Denmark