Total Knee Arthroplasty: Fast Track Protocol is the Future?
Recruiting · NCT03869996 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
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fast track care protocolstandard care protocol
What this trial is about
Fast-track total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a well-established concept including optimized logistics and evidence-based treatment, focusing on minimizing surgical stress and improved post-operative recovery. The aim of this protocol is to compare the standard care and fast track total knee arthroplasties in terms of functional and subjective outcomes, hospital staying, number of transfusions and analgesic consumption.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 78 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- patients affected by knee osteoarthritis, eligible for primary total knee arthroplasty
- BMI \< 32
- Time up ang go test \</= 12 seconds
- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system (ASA) \</= 2
- preoperative hemoglobin (HB) \>13 g/dl
- patients eligible for spinal anesthesia
- presence of a care-giver
Exclusion criteria
- psychiatric diseases
- preoperative use of crutches
- ASA \> 3
- preoperative HB \< 13 g/dl
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzli - Bologna, Italy