Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
PROMs, Digital, Hip prosthesis, WOMAC score
Brief summary
Two methods for detecting outcomes after hip prosthetic surgery are compared: the traditional one using paper questionnaires administered in the outpatient setting (WOMAC Score) VS detection using digital questionnaires created on Google Forms and sent to the patient's smartphone on which the compilation takes place in the extra area outpatient.
Detailed description
PROMs (Patient Reported Outcomes Measures) are used globally for the evaluation of the results of a prosthetic surgery. One of the most used methods in the evaluation of PROMs in hip prosthetic surgery is the WOMAC Score, usually measured in an outpatient setting using paper questionnaires. The aim of the study is to investigate the validity of an alternative method of evaluating PROMs in which the questionnaire will be administered to the patient digitally (Google Forms) in an out-of-patient setting. The questionnaire aimed at the subjective evaluation of the discomfort induced by arthrosis of the hip (WOMAC Score), will be administered during the pre-hospitalization visits and again during the follow-up visits carried out at 1, 3 and 6 months after intervention. The digital evaluation will be sent to the patient during the outpatient visits and will be considered valid only if completed within 48 hours of the same. On each patient the measurements will be carried out in both methods and differences in terms of compliance and satisfaction with the two methods under examination will be detected. Any differences in the final result of the WOMAC Score compared to the two methods and the differences in terms of outpatient assessment times will also be evaluated.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExtrambulatory digital PROMs detection
The aim of the study is to investigate the validity of an alternative method of evaluating PROMs in which the questionnaire will be administered to the patient digitally (Google Forms) in an out-of-patient setting.
Sponsors
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 78 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with coxarthrosis with indication of hip arthroplasty * males and females aged 18-78 and with a Barthel scale score ≥ 91 * patients in possession of private digital electronic support (smartphone, tablet or PC)
Exclusion criteria
* patients with a Barthel scale score ≤ 90 * patients with psychiatric pathologies, a history of drug and alcohol abuse * patients not in possession of private digital electronic support
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient's adhesion to the digital compilation after the pre-admission visit | 1 month before surgery (pre-admission outpatient visit) | Adhesion: The primary end point will be assessed in terms of patient adhesion at the digital survey of the WOMAC index compared to the conventional one. Those who complete the questionnaire within 48 hours of the outpatient visit will be considered as cases with positive adhesion with the digital assessment; those who reply after 48 hours or who do not reply will be considered with negative adhesion. |
| Patient's adhesion to the digital compilation one month after surgery | 1 month after surgery (follow up visit) | Adhesion: The primary end point will be assessed in terms of patient adhesion at the digital survey of the WOMAC index compared to the conventional one. Those who complete the questionnaire within 48 hours of the follow up visit will be considered as cases with positive adhesion with the digital assessment; those who reply after 48 hours or who do not reply will be considered with negative adhesion. |
| Patient's adhesion to the digital compilation three months after surgery | 3 months after surgery (follow up visit) | Adhesion: The primary end point will be assessed in terms of patient adhesion at the digital survey of the WOMAC index compared to the conventional one. Those who complete the questionnaire within 48 hours of the follow up visit will be considered as cases with positive adhesion with the digital assessment; those who reply after 48 hours or who do not reply will be considered with negative adhesion. |
| Patient's adhesion to the digital compilation six months after surgery | 6 months after surgery (follow up visit) | Adhesion: The primary end point will be assessed in terms of patient adhesion at the digital survey of the WOMAC index compared to the conventional one. Those who complete the questionnaire within 48 hours of the follow up visit will be considered as cases with positive adhesion with the digital assessment; those who reply after 48 hours or who do not reply will be considered with negative adhesion. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration one month before surgery | 1 month before surgery (pre-admission outpatient visit) | As a secondary end point, the level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration will be examined, one month before surgery, on the occasion of the pre-admission visit. Which and how many responses will be discordant with respect to the two types of survey will be indicated. |
| Level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration one month after surgery | 1 month after surgery (follow up visit) | As a secondary end point, the level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration will be examined, one month after surgery, on the occasion of the follow up visit. Which and how many responses will be discordant with respect to the two types of survey will be indicated. |
| Level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration threee months after surgery | 3 months after surgery (follow up visit) | As a secondary end point, the level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration will be examined, three months after surgery, on the occasion of the follow up visit. Which and how many responses will be discordant with respect to the two types of survey will be indicated. |
| Level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration six months after surgery | 6 months after surgery (follow up visit) | As a secondary end point, the level of coherence between the WOMAC score detected on an outpatient basis by means of a paper questionnaire and that detected by digital extra-ambulatory administration will be examined, six months after surgery, on the occasion of the follow up visit. Which and how many responses will be discordant with respect to the two types of survey will be indicated. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
CONTACTCesare Stagni, Dr
CONTACTGiuseppe Di Sante, Dr
Outcome results
None listed