Disability and Self-rated Health Following Primary Knee Replacement

Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Knee Replacement

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01236729

KL122009

Details and patient eligibility

About

Knee replacement is an effective treatment in late-stage osteoarthritis. It reduces pain and improves quality of life. There is, however, limited data concerning its results in older people and on its effect on how patients survive in regular activities of daily living (ADL), such as bathing and shopping. In this study, the results of knee replacement are evaluated from the point of view of disability in everyday activities and self-rated health. Moreover, association with ADL performance and clinical knee scores and severity of osteoarthritis are assessed.

Full description

This is a cross-sectional study with a 12 month follow-up for recruited patients. Most data are gathered by a postal questionnaire.

Enrollment: 460 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 75 years or more at the time of operation
• diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis
• scheduled for or operated on with primary knee replacement

Exclusion criteria

• died during the follow-up
• inflammatory arthritides

Trial design

460 participants in 1 patient group

Knee replacement recipients

Description:

Patients (aged 75 years or over) with late-stage arthritis who have undergone or are undergoing primary knee replacement