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NCT Number: NCT00197977

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis Arthritis Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Knee Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, 10021, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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.

Treatment and study plan

Educational program to address patients' expectations

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. 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 outcomes

  1. The secondary outcome is to compare patient-reported symptoms with radiographic ratings of disease activity.

  2. The secondary outcome is to determine if expectations after the class coincide more closely with orthopedic surgeons expectations

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2001
Primary completion
2004
Study completion
2004
First posted
Sep 20, 2005
Registry last updated
Nov 23, 2011

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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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