Postoperative Pain Management in Hospital and Following Discharge From Hospital.

Completed

• Conditions: Arthropathy of Knee Joint

• Registration Number: NCT01907178
• Lead Sponsor: Trinity Health Of New England

Brief Summary

To investigate postoperative pain management in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement while they are in the hospital and following discharge to their home. Additionally, sample questions will be asked prior to surgery to predict patient's postoperative pain experience.

Detailed Description

We hypothesize that patients experience more postoperative pain at home than they do in hospital and factors such as preoperative anxiety, depression, and preoperative pain affect the level of postoperative pain experienced by patients. A total of 200 patients undergoing total knee surgery will be enrolled in this observational study. They will be asked to fill a baseline questionnaire including demographic information, medical problems, anxiety, depression, preoperative pain level, etc. Following routine standard anesthesia and surgery, patient's pain will be assessed every 4 hours when they are in the hospital after surgery, then daily assessment for 1 week after they are discharged home followed at 2 months, and 6 months after surgery.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-06-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-07-24
• Study Start: 2014-07
• Primary Completion: 2015-06-16
• Study Completion: 2015-06-16
• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients attending rehabilitation facilities after discharge
• unwilling or unable to provide consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain scores	during hospital stay (average 3 days)	Pain scores (at rest \& with exercise) will be collected during the hospital stay

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
preoperative anxiety scores	preoperative	Analysis of preoperative anxiety scores.
Preoperative depression scores	preoperative	Analysis of preoperative depression score.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Hartford, Connecticut, United States