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NCT Number: NCT03231566

Pain Neuroscience Education in Total Knee Arthroplasty

To determine if education about pain given prior to Knee Arthroplasty will result in better outcomes following surgery

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Key information

Conditions

Total Knee Replacement

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Nevada Las Vegas - Department of Physical Therapy

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154, United States

About this study

To determine if a preoperative pain neuroscience education (PNE) program would result in superior outcomes compared to usual preoperative education for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Patients will receive traditional hospital preoperative TKA program (usual care group) or receive the same program plus an additional 30-minute PNE program (experimental group). Pre and post measurements at 1, 3 and 6 months for pain, function, fear of movement and pain catastrophization. We will also compare opioid usage, healthcare expenses and patient satisfaction between groups.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • be scheduled to have a TKA and their standard preoperative TKA education program, indicate their willingness to participate in the study, ability to read and understand English, as the study included the use of an educational booklet, and be able and willing to complete outcome data for 6 months after TKA

Exclusion criteria

  • Because all potential participants for this study had been screened and cleared for their orthopedic surgery, the only exclusion criterion was an unwillingness to participate in the study and having had a previous TKA or scheduled for a bilateral TKA.

Treatment and study plan

pain neuroscience education

Behavioral

See arm/group description

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain

    Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

    Numeric Pain Rating Scale

  2. Function

    Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

    Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)

  3. Pain Catastrophization

    Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

    Pain Catastrophization Scale

  4. Fear of movement

    Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

    Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia

Secondary outcomes

  1. Opioid Use

    Time frame: Change at 1 month

    Oral Morphine Dose Equivalents

  2. Healthcare Expenses

    Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

    Costs associated with healthcare utilization

  3. Patient Satisfaction

    Time frame: Change at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-surgery

    Likert questions

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Preoperative Pain Neuroscience Education for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jul 27, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2017

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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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