Focus is on Preoperative Psychiatric Charactarization of Elective Fast-track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients Clinical Trial
Official title:
Characterization of Preoperative Psychiatric Disorder in Relation to Postoperative Morbidity in Elective Fast-Track Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
It has been established that patients with psychiatric disorders tend to do worse in a
surgical setting. Some types of surgery with greater impact than others, including
orthopedic surgery. In our research group the investigators have shown this to be the case
for hip and knee replacements within the mentioned patient category. However, the role of
psychiatric disorder and use of different psychopharmacological drugs in relation to
perioperative morbidity and mortality have not been thoroughly examined. The objective of
this study is to shed light on the issue.
Recent studies have shown that different types of psychiatric disorder influence surgical
outcome differently. This emphasizes the need for specific knowledge regarding psychiatric
diagnoses preoperatively. In this study around 2000 patients with or without psychiatric
disorder of any kind will be studied preoperatively, which according to our previous study
will include more than 200 patients receiving psychopharmacological treatment. The specifics
that characterize every patient's psychiatric trades will be included in a validated
questionnaire constructed for that purpose. The questionnaire is called SCL-92 and has been
chosen in collaboration with Professor in Psychiatry, Rigshospitalet Anders Fink-Jensen.
Preoperative information regarding their mental condition and medicine will be linked to
surgical outcome in order to identify potential hazards in the perioperative period.
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Enrollment | 2000 |
| Est. completion date | March 2017 |
| Est. primary completion date | October 2016 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | N/A and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - All patients planned for elective unilateral fast-track hip or knee arthroplasty. - Age > 18. - Can understand and read danish. Exclusion Criteria: |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | |||
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Rigshospitalet, Denmark |
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Psychological characterization of hip and knee arthroplasty patients using the validated SCL-92 questionnaire | 90 days postoperatively | No | |
| Secondary | Length of stay | 90 days postoperatively | No | |
| Secondary | Readmissions | 30 and 90 days postoperatively | No |