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In this study, total knee replacement patients will be determined to be stiff or non-stiff preoperatively. Stiffness designation is determined by preoperative range of motion (if flexion is < 100 degrees, or extension lag is > 10 degrees). The stiff and non-stiff groups will both be randomized to two groups to receive either intravenous hydrocortisone or a placebo at 3 intervals postoperatively. Patients will be followed up with in hospital and via the phone on postoperative day (POD) 1 and 2, as well as 6 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postoperatively. Patients will also have blood drawn preoperatively in the OR, on POD1, at their 6 week followup, and at their 1 and 2 year follow ups. This blood will be processed and analyzed.


Clinical Trial Description

TKA is the standard of care for treating patients suffering from end-stage knee arthritis and other disabling knee injuries. Indications have increased to ever younger patients and, combined with the aging US population, nearly 700,000 Americans receive TKAs each year. In spite of surgery, many patients experience persistent pain, stiffness or instability that negatively impacts their quality of life; up to 5% experience TKA failure in the first 10 years. Presently, IV stress dose steroids is an accepted practice for bilateral knee replacement (BTKR) leading to decreased pain 24 hours after surgery and improved range of motion (ROM) on postoperative day 2 (POD2). These benefits are likely due to suppression of inflammation immediately after surgery. It is not clear if IV stress dose steroids improve ROM at later time points. Moreover, it is not clear if IV hydrocortisone improves clinical outcomes in unilateral TKA, where pain and joint stiffness remain significant challenges weeks after surgery. The investigators hypothesize that IV hydrocortisone will increase ROM at 6 weeks following surgery. This study will enroll 132 patients that will be followed for up to 2 years. By integrating cell and molecular biology, biomechanics, and imaging technologies (including a CT scan at 1 year), this study is designed to comprehensively examine the long term effects of IV hydrocortisone on joint stiffness, pain, clinically relevant inflammatory states, and the synovium following unilateral TKA. Because subjects with variable ROMs will be enrolled in the study and followed over time, the findings may enable the development of biomarker prediction tools and the targeting of appropriate prevention and management measures for patients at highest risk of joint stiffness and subsequent surgical intervention. ;


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NCT number NCT04082533
Study type Interventional
Source Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Contact Marla Sharp, MPH, MA
Phone (646) 797-8419
Email sharpm@hss.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date July 24, 2019
Completion date May 23, 2024

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