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CAS vs Standard Technique in TKA: Comparison of Clinical and Functional Results

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Interventions
Procedure: conventional total knee arthroplasty
Procedure: computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty
Registration Number
NCT06608745
Lead Sponsor
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Brief Summary

The study involves the enrollment of a sample of patients with indication for total knee replacement surgery in order to compare the conventional surgical technique currently used in the reference departments with the surgical technique with the aid of computer-assisted navigation.

The comparison between the two techniques will be performed in terms of clinical-functional results, perioperative bleeding and healthcare costs (surgical time, hospital stay).

The research protocol involves the participation of 160 total patients divided into two groups, of 80 patients each, by type of surgical technique.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with primary or secondary gonarthrosis with indication for knee arthroplasty with primary implant
  • Males and females aged ≥ 45
  • Willingness to participate in the study
  • Acquisition of informed consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who are not capable of understanding and willing, and therefore unable to express consent to participation in the study
  • Patient refusal to participate in the study and to sign the informed consent
  • Nickel allergy (suspected or diagnosed)
  • Pregnant women or women of childbearing age who cannot exclude pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
conventional total knee arthroplasty surgeryconventional total knee arthroplasty-
computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty surgerycomputer-assisted total knee arthroplasty-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knee Society Score (KSS)From enrollment to 12 months post-operative followup

Knee Society Clinical Rating System (KSS):

there are 2 section, "Knee Score" section and a "Functional Score" section; both sections are scored from 0 to 100 with lower scores being indicative of worse knee conditions and higher scores being indicative of better knee conditions

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)from enrollment to 12 months post-operative followup

Set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints.

The score measures five items for pain (score range 0-20), two for stiffness (score range 0-8), and 17 for functional limitation (score range 0-68).

Higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations.

NRS scalefrom enrollment to 12 months post-operative followup

Numeric Pain Rating scale is a unidimensional measure of pain in which a patient selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of his/her pain.

0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain possible

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
surgical timethe day of surgical procedure
complicationsfrom surgery to 12 month follow-up

using Clavien Dindo classification of surgical complications

delta hemoglobinfrom surgery to discharge, up to 4 weeks

For each patient blood loss will be assessed by measuring the difference in hemoglobin (g/dL) on the preoperative blood sample VS last blood sample before discharge

Transfusionsfrom surgery to discharge, up to 4 weeks

It will be accounted the number of blood transfusions that patients may need during the hospital stay until discharge

hospital stayfrom surgery to discharge, up to 4 weeks

days of hospital stay from surgery to discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

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Bologna, Italy

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