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Knee OsteoarthritisNCT02254499

Prediction of Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

An observational study of Knee Osteoarthritis, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet 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

Despite improvements in treatment, a significant part of patients have severe pain following knee arthroplasty. Preoperative identification of high-risk patients would allow for an intensive individualized analgesic treatment pre- and postoperatively and thus potentially in reduced pain acute and chronically. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Knee Osteoarthritis
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Sep 2014to Sep 2015
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 50 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with knee osteoarthritis referred for total knee arthroplasty.

Who may be able to join

  • primary unilateral TKA
  • caucasian
  • 50 - 80 years
  • osteoarthritis

Who cannot join

  • deficient written or spoken danish
  • impairment from psychological og neurological disease
  • expected discharged to rehabilitation facility
  • anticoagulant therapy
  • allergies to analgesic treatment
  • hypertension (systolic > 160 / diastolic > 100)
  • ASA class ≥ 4

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Gentofte Hospital

    Hellerup, 2900

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About this study

Official title: Prospective Descriptive Study of Nociceptive and Psychological Prediction of Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

Despite improvements in treatment, a significant part of patients have severe pain following knee arthroplasty. Preoperative identification of high-risk patients would allow for an intensive individualized analgesic treatment pre- and postoperatively and thus potentially in reduced pain acute and chronically.

Medical subject headings
Osteoarthritis, Knee

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Pain

    Pain intensity on a NRS from 0 to 10 upon ambulation 24 hours following surgery

    Measured: 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Pain

    Pain intensity on a NRS (numeric rank scale) from 0 to 10 upon ambulation 48 hours following surgery

    Measured: 48 hours postoperatively

  2. Pain

    Daily diary reported pain intensity on a NRS (numeric rank scale) from 0 to 10 in average and when worse the first two weeks following knee arthroplasty.

    Measured: From day 1 to day 14 following surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Oct 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2014
  3. Primary completionSep 2015
  4. Study completionSep 2015

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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
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02254499
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-3-2014-090
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
29 Sep 2014
Last updated
23 Sep 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Knee Osteoarthritis, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet 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 4 inclusion and 7 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 23 Sep 2015. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Pain (time frame: 24 hours postoperatively). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 23 Sep 2015.

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