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ThrombosisNCT00159185

Epidemiology Study in Major Orthopaedic Surgery

An observational study of Thrombosis and Postoperative Complications, run by Hoersholm Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to: Create a database including a description of the patient population that undergoes total hip replacement with special emphasis on orthopedic and cardiovascular complications and the quality of life 1 year postoperatively. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
How many people
500 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Jan 2004to May 2006
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients operated with Hip Arthroplasty Replacement in Hillerød and Hørsholm Hospitals from 1.1 2004.

Who cannot join

  • Written informed consent denied
  • Patients under 18 years of age.
  • Patients not habitants of Denmark at the time of the operation.
  • Patients without a CPR-number (civil registration number).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Hoersholm Hospital

    Hoersholm, Hoersholm, 2970

Other trials in Denmark

About this study

The purpose of this study is to:

  • Create a database including a description of the patient population that undergoes total hip replacement with special emphasis on orthopedic and cardiovascular complications and the quality of life 1 year postoperatively.
  • Characterise the patient at risk for the above mentioned events
  • Create methods for predicting patients at risk for short-term (90 days) and long term (1 year) complications in relation to hip replacement surgery.
Read the detailed description

Introduction:

Total hip replacement surgery is a standard procedure, which has been shown to be both cost-effective and to give the patient a pain free daily living. Since Sir Charnley made total hip replacement a standard procedure millions of hips have been implanted.

In Denmark about 100 out of 100.000 did get a hip replacement operation in 2001(DHAR).

When a patient with a painful hip due to arthrosis, arthritis, fracture sequelae and other reasons, is offered a total hip replacement, several issues are taken into consideration: concurrent diseases, bone quality, age, life expectancy, prosthesis type, operation methods etc.

In the elderly patient a thorough medical evaluation is performed in order to minimise the intraoperative risc for cardiopulmonary morbidity. Nearly all patients in Denmark (over 99%) are getting thromboprophylaxis during the hospital stay to minimise cardiovascular complications.

After surgery the patients visits the outpatient clinic for routine control after 3 and 12 months. After that time the patient is usually out of orthopedic control.

Evaluations of the procedures in Scandinavian countries are collected in databases. These databases are constructed by national collection of data sheets from each hospital performing the procedures. The collected data most often only include data as far as the arthroplasty is concerned. Normally there is no monitoring of the quality of the collected data - a considerable margin of errors in the results produced from these databases must there for be expected.

The amount of publications concerning total joint replacement is enormous, but most publications in this field come from clinical trials dealing with new pharmacological products or new implants.

Very few authors have considered the overall patient morbidity and quality of life after the hip replacement operation.

Therefore this Ph.D. project is planned to get more and newer data of the population that is offered a total hip replacement. Furthermore, it will be attempted to find prognostic factors as far as the overall risk for cardiopulmonary complications in the first 1 - 3 years after the operation.

Purpose:

The purpose of this study is to:

Create a database including a description of the patient population that undergo total hip replacement with special emphasis on orthopedic and cardiovascular complications and the quality of life 1 year postoperatively.

Characterise the patient at risk for the above mentioned events

Create methods for predicting patients at risk for short-term (90 days) and long term (1 years) complications in relation to hip replacement surgery.

Hypothesis:

It is a well defined small group of high risk patients that gets the serious cardiovascular complications.

The risk for cardiovascular complications is increased for a longer period than the postoperative hospital stay.

A not neglectable group of the patients do not get the expected benefit from the operation.

Methods:

A prospective monocentre, longitudinal cohort study of 500 patients operated in the County of Frederiksborg from 01.01 2004.

The data will be collected by interview before the operation, on day 5 and after 3 month and a year.

And additional data will be collected from patient files, local hip- and anaesthesia databases, laboratory system, the Danish Hospital Discharge Register (LPR), autopsy reports and death register.

Statistical methods:

In the PhD study is included various courses, including a course on statistical methods. External statistical aid might be necessary.

Patients:

Inclusion criteria:

All patients to be operated with total hip replacement in Frederiksborg amt from 01.01.2004 until 500 pt. have been included.

Exclusion criteria:

Refuse of consent and age under 18years.

Ethical Considerations:

Local Scientific Ethical Committee and theDanish Dataprotection Agency has to approve the project.

The project follows the Guidelines for Good Clinical Practise.

The investigation will not imply any discomfort and no risk for the patient.

Keywords
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Epidemiology
Medical subject headings
Thrombosis, Postoperative Complications

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2004
  3. Study completionMay 2006

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Defined population
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
500 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00159185
Sponsor's protocol ID
ESMOS
Status last verified
Sep 2005
First submitted
9 Sep 2005
Last updated
21 Jul 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Thrombosis and Postoperative Complications, run by Hoersholm Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jul 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Jul 2006.

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