Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Score - Can we Predict the Short Term Postoperative Outcome?

NCT00668915 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: rehabtjr-HMO-CTIL
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Total joint arthroplasty are common operations among the elderly population. The postoperative patients' rehabilitation process may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as age, BMI, perioperative hemoglobin levels, pain perception, comorbidities, etc. Nevertheless, only a few well controlled studies evaluated the effect of various factors on patients' rehabilitation short-term outcome. Furthermore, no scale has been developed, that can predict patients' rehabilitation and functioning levels 6 weeks postoperatively. In the current study we wish to evaluate the effect on patients' function that the following factors have: age, BMI, admission and discharge hemoglobin levels, pain perception, type of operation (TKA versus THA), intensity of postoperative physiotherapy, involvement of other joints by the primary pathology, comorbidities, and self assessed health status. In order to quantify patients' level of functioning, several tests will be used: hand grip strength, Timed up and go test (TUG) and Oxford knee and hip score. The factors that will be found statistically significantly associated with level of functioning, will be used in an attempt to develop a scale that will predict the level of functioning 6 weeks postoperatively. Such a scale can allow preoperative identification of patients at high risk of postoperative low functioning levels and the application of a unique rehabilitation program, for only these patients, in order to optimize their functioning.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Oxford hip and knee score

• Grip strength

• Timed up and go test

Study Arms (1)

A

Primary arthroplasty

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients undergoing primary arthroplasty

You may qualify if:

• Patient above the age of 18 and eligible to provide informed consent.
• Scheduled for elective unilateral (one joint), primary total joint arthroplasty of hip or knee.
• Stepping with the operated leg is allowed after the surgery.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients unwilling to participate.
• Patients with complications preventing regular rehabilitation, e.g. Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, and infection or fracture of the joint.
• Patients with any complication that prevents stepping with the operated leg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hadassah Medical Organization: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Leonid Kandel, MD

CONTACT

972-50-787-4328; kandel@hadassah.org.il

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2008
• First Posted: April 29, 2008
• Last Updated: April 29, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-04

Locations

IL (1)