The goals of this study are to develop and test an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total hip arthroplasty.
The first goal of this study is to develop an educational intervention to address patients' expectations of long-term outcomes of total hip arthroplasty. The intervention will be structured according to the expectations listed in the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Hip Replacement Expectations Survey. The second goal is to test the intervention in a randomized trial. An additional goal is to compare patients' self-reported hip symptoms with radiographic findings.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
178
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States
The primary outcome is the within-patient change between pre and post program scores measured by the Hospital for Special Surgery Total Hip Replacement Expectations Survey.
The secondary outcome is to compare patient-reported symptoms with radiographic ratings of disease activity.
The secondary outcome is to assess if patients' expectations after the class coincide with orthopedic surgeons expectations.
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