Addressing Patients' Expectations of Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Randomized Trial

Sponsor

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00197977

Collaborator

(none)

146

Enrollment

Location

Duration (Months)

4.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The goals of this study are to develop and test an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total knee arthroplasty.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Knee Osteoarthritis Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee	Behavioral: Educational program to address patients' expectations	N/A

Detailed Description

The first goal of this study is to develop an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total knee arthroplasty. The intervention will be structured according to the expectations listed in the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Knee Replacement Expectations Survey. The second goal is to test the intervention in a randomized trial. An additional goal is to compare patients' self-reported knee symptoms with radiographic findings.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

146 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Health Services Research

Official Title:

Addressing Patients' Expectations of Total Knee Arthroplasty: Developing and Testing an Educational Intervention in a Randomized Trial

Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2001

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2004

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2004

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

The primary outcome is the within-patient change between pre and post program scores measured by the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Knee Replacement Expectations Survey. []

Secondary Outcome Measures

The secondary outcome is to compare patient-reported symptoms with radiographic ratings of disease activity. []
The secondary outcome is to determine if expectations after the class coincide more closely with orthopedic surgeons expectations []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

40 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients will be eligible for this study if they are 40 years of age or older and are scheduled for primary total knee arthroplasty at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients will be excluded from this study for the following reasons: if they are not fluent in English; if they are not going to attend the preoperative knee replacement class; if they are unable to complete the surveys; if they refuse to participate.