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NCT Number: NCT01248039

Preoperative Pain, Function, and Activity for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients

This study wish to show if the preoperative level of pain, function or activity for hip and knee arthroplasty patients has any predictive value of the time it takes to fulfill the well-defined discharge criteria.

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Key information

Conditions

Arthroplasty

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Surgery, Univerity Hospital at Hvidovre

Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark

About this study

The investigators would like to be able to identify those patients, for whom it will take longest time to fulfill the discharge criteria. With this knowledge the investigators will be able to initiate sufficient treatment already before operation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Total hip arthroplasty patients
  • Total knee arthroplasty patients

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to speak and understand Danish
  • Inability to perform the functional measurements due to other conditions

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Leg muscles strength

    Time frame: 7 months

    Maximal muscle force tested for one leg at a time in a Power Rig Mashine

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional performance

    Time frame: 7 months

    Tested by: Timed Up & Go test, 10 meter fast speed walking test

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hvidovre University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Lundbeck Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

The Influence of Preoperative Pain, Function, and Activity on Time to Fulfill Discharge Criteria for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Nov 25, 2010
Registry last updated
Jul 19, 2012

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