RecruitingNot Applicable

Total Knee Arthroplasty: Fast Track Protocol is the Future?

Italy64 participantsStarted 2019-02-25

Plain-language summary

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 participate

Age range18 Years – 78 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

Early functional outcomes

Timeframe: Third post operative day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03869996

SponsorIstituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-31

Contact for this trial

Martina Rocchi, MD

00393338705057 martina.rocchi@ior.it

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