Status:

COMPLETED

Disability and Self-rated Health Following Primary Knee Replacement

Lead Sponsor:

Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement

Collaborating Sponsors:

Tampere University

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis

Knee Replacement

Eligibility:

All Genders

75+ years

Brief Summary

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...

Detailed Description

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

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

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

Exclusion

  • died during the follow-up
  • inflammatory arthritides

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

460 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01236729

Start Date

December 1 2009

End Date

December 31 2015

Last Update

October 18 2023

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Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement

Tampere, Finland, 33101