Pain After TJA Clinical Trial
Official title:
Improving Sleep Quality After Total Joint Arthroplasty ( TJA)
The purpose of this study is the evaluate and improve sleep quality after Total joint replacement.
Patients in early stage after TKA tend to suffer from sleep problem. Sleep disturbances
frequently occur in patients after surgery, and its occurrence is harmful for postoperative
recovery. Many factors can affect the quality of sleep after a major surgery including
anesthesia-type, narcotic use and discomfort due to pain or restricted leg movements. Pain
directly leads to sleep disruption or even deprivation and, in turn, poor-quality sleep
aggravates pain sensation. There seems to be a vicious circle: pain — poor-quality sleep —
intensified pain — even poorer-quality sleep.
Presumably, if a patient suffers from catastrophizing, depression and anxiety , the result of
TKA will be worse due to poor sleep.
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