Addressing Patients' Expectations of Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Randomized Trial

Addressing Patients' Expectations of Total Knee Arthroplasty: Developing and Testing an Educational Intervention in a Randomized Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00197977

Enrollment

146

Registered

2005-09-20

Start date

2001-11-30

Completion date

2004-09-30

Last updated

2011-11-23

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Conditions

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

knee arthritis, total knee arthroplasty, expectations, education

Brief summary

The goals of this study are to develop and test an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total knee arthroplasty.

Detailed description

The first goal of this study is to develop an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total knee arthroplasty. The intervention will be structured according to the expectations listed in the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Knee Replacement Expectations Survey. The second goal is to test the intervention in a randomized trial. An additional goal is to compare patients' self-reported knee symptoms with radiographic findings.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEducational program to address patients' expectations

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients will be eligible for this study if they are 40 years of age or older and are scheduled for primary total knee arthroplasty at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients will be excluded from this study for the following reasons: if they are not fluent in English; if they are not going to attend the preoperative knee replacement class; if they are unable to complete the surveys; if they refuse to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is the within-patient change between pre and post program scores measured by the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Knee Replacement Expectations Survey.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcome is to compare patient-reported symptoms with radiographic ratings of disease activity.	—
The secondary outcome is to determine if expectations after the class coincide more closely with orthopedic surgeons expectations	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026