Osteoarthritis/primary hip replacement surgery Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Participating surgeons will be randomly assigned by an independent person who has no patient or physician contact to one of three groups using a computer generated list of random permuted blocks of nu
Sponsors
The Health Research Board (Ireland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Surgeon: High volume hip replacement surgeons (defined as at least two primary, unilateral, elective hip replacement operations per week) Patient: 1. Aged over 18 2. Undergoing primary, unilateral, elective hip replacement surgery 3. Public and private patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Surgeon: 1. Low volume hip replacement surgeons 2. Near retirement (in next 2 years) Patient: 1. Aged under 18 2. Undergoing a bilateral or revision hip replacement 3. Surgery due to trauma 4. Unable to complete a written questionnaire in English be it due to: cognitive impairment, literacy or language comprehension
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Oxford hip score. It is widely used specific instrument to estimate outcomes after hip replacement. It has shown to be responsive to change and is the disease-specific instrument used in the UK PROMs programme. This data will be captured before the operation and at six months after the operation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The EQ-5D score 2. The Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Score 3. Surgical complication rate Measured before the operation and at six months after the operation | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed