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NCT Number: NCT00969020

A Telemedicine Solution for Remote Support of Rehabilitation, for Patients Undergoing, Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgery

The RRS project is a Randomized Clinical Trial documenting the effect of Remote Rehabilitation and Support via a telemedicine solution for patients undergoing an optimized fast-track orthopedic surgery procedure with the implementation of a total hip arthroplasty. With the telemedicine solution the investigators will support and try to motivate the patient to be discharged after only one day of hospitalization.

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Key information

Conditions

Quality of Life Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Regionshospitalet SIlkeborg

Silkeborg, 8600, Denmark

About this study

This PhD study evaluates the effect of an information technology solution containing RRS. The way it supports, informs and educates the patient and support person, provides an opportunity for communication between the patient and the surgeons, physiotherapists and nurses at the hospital.

The parameters evaluated will be: Length of stay, health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL), functional outcome, pain, anxiety, complications and an evaluation of the socio-economic effect.

The aim of the study generates the following hypotheses and focus for publication

  • Length of stay is lower for the intervention group compared to the control group.
  • The average quality of life measured with EQ-5D will either be the same or higher when comparing the intervention group with the control group.
  • Compared to the control group the functional outcome of the intervention group measured with Oxford Hip Score (OHS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) will be the same or better.
  • Complications measured as luxations, infections, and reoperations are the same or lower in the intervention group compared to the control group.
  • There will be a correlation between patients with the highest level of psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology measured with Symptom Checklist-90-R, and the postoperative outcome measured with EQ5D, anxiety and TUG.
  • There will be a correlation between support persons with the highest level of psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology measured with Symptom Checklist-90-R, and the postoperative outcome measured with EQ5D, anxiety and TUG for the patient they are related to.
  • The socio-economic costs will be lower for the intervention group compared to the control group based on self reported data and data collected from official databases. This study will be conducted as a piggy back to the RCT.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients qualified to go trough at joint-care procedure after the guidelines from Regionshospitalet Silkeborg.

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous hip surgery with the implantation of a total hip arthroplasty.
  • Patients living more than approximately 60 kilometers from the Regionshospitalet Silkeborg.
  • Patients with no 3G tele-net at their home address.
  • Patients with the need of Danish interpretation.

Treatment and study plan

remote rehabilitation support

Procedure

An information technology solution containing RRS. The way it supports,, informs and educates the patient and support person, provides an opportunity for communication between the patient and the surgeons, physiotherapists and nurses at the hospital.

Other names: Rehabilitation, Fast-track

Primary outcomes

  1. EQ5D

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. LOS

    Time frame: up to 5 days

    Length of Stay

Secondary outcomes

  1. SCL-90-r

    Time frame: day 0

    psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology

  2. TUG

    Time frame: day 90

    Time up and go

  3. anxiety

    Time frame: Day 90

    VAS - anxiety

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Regionshospitalet Silkeborg

Other

Collaborators

  • Caretech Innovation
  • Lundbeck Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Remote Rehabilitation Support Via a Telemedicine Solution for Patients Undergoing an Optimized Fast-track Orthopedic Surgery Procedure With the Implementation of a Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Acronym: RRS

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Aug 31, 2009
Registry last updated
Oct 24, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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