Surgery: Hip replacement Surgery Hip replacement
Conditions
Interventions
Patients attending pre-operative assessment for their total hip replacement will be randomised into 2 groups. They will all be given the information booklet they have always been given which includes
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients on the waiting list for a total hip replacement (under care of participating consultants) undergo pre-operative assessment 2-3 weeks prior to surgery. This is in order to check they are medically fit for surgery and also to make sure they understand the procedure and what to expect from the surgery. The patients will be randomised into 2 groups and colour coded on the list of patients attending that day in pre-op assessment. The nurses and doctors in the pre-operative assessment unit will them know who is in which group. There will be no documentation on the patient notes stating which group they are in. During the consultation with the doctor, half of the patients will be managed as per current practice. the other group will be verbally told additional information about their expected inpatient stay. The patients will not be able to be informed of the study as this will obviously invalidate the results by heightening their awareness of the issue of inpatient stay (that is they may go and do further research themselves, including speaking to the other patients about what they have been told).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any patients undergoing revision total hip replacement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of inpatient stay following primary total hip replacement. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed