Fast-track total hip arthroplasty (THA) 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 hip arthroplasties in terms of functional and subjective outcomes, hospital staying, number of transfusions and analgesic consumption.
The aim of this protocol is to compare standard care and fast track total hip arthroplasties. The fast track care consists of: * preoperative educational lesson in which orthopedic surgeon, anesthesiologist and physiotherapist illustrate the operative and post operative path to the patients * antalgic protocol administered only orally * early rehabilitation care. The day of the surgical operation, the physiotherapist helps the patient reach the upright position. The standard care consists of usual antalgic and physiotherapy post-operative care: * Antalgic protocol consist in intravenous drugs * the first physiotherapy session is the day after surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Fast Track Care consists in educational preoperative preparation for patients, particular strategies for controlling pain and intensive early rehabilitation protocol
Standard Care Protocol consists in the same surgical intervention without educational preoperative preparation for patients and intensive early rehabilitation protocol
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italia, Italy
Early functional outcomes
Early functional outcomes are collecting using Lowa Level of Assistance(ILOA) during the third post-operative day. This scale is able to provide data on the autonomy reached by the patient in the first postoperative period going to investigate five main motor activities (get up from supine to seated, from sitting to standing position, walk around, take three steps, the speed of walking). The total score can vary from 0 to 56, where 56 indicates worst functional results.
Time frame: Third post operative day
hospital staying
The collection of hospital stay for each patient. The fast track expecting hospital stay is three days.
Time frame: Third post operative day
Incidence of early major complications
The collection of acute infection and early fracture
Time frame: Third day after surgery
Number of transfusions
the collection of number of transfusions during hospital staying
Time frame: Third day after surgery
Analgesic consumption
The request for analgesic rescue in relation to fast track standard analgesic scheme
Time frame: Third day after surgery
Harris Hip Score (HHS) at 6 weeks
The collection of functional outcomes HHS at 6 weeks. The HHS is made of four subscales. The first is pain, which measures pain severity (44 points); function, which is made up of daily activities and gait (47 points); the absence of deformity, which is a subscale that measures hip flexion, adduction, internal rotation, leg length discrepancy and range of motion measures.(4 points), and range of motion (5 points). The higher scores representing less dysfunction and better outcomes.
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Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery
Harris Hip Score (HHS) at third month
The collection of functional outcomes HHS at third month. The HHS is made of four subscales. The first is pain, which measures pain severity (44 points); function, which is made up of daily activities and gait (47 points); the absence of deformity, which is a subscale that measures hip flexion, adduction, internal rotation, leg length discrepancy and range of motion measures.(4 points), and range of motion (5 points). The higher scores representing less dysfunction and better outcomes
Time frame: third month after surgery
Harris Hip Score (HHS) at sixth month
The collection of functional outcomes HHS at sixth month. The HHS is made of four subscales. The first is pain, which measures pain severity (44 points); function, which is made up of daily activities and gait (47 points); the absence of deformity, which is a subscale that measures hip flexion, adduction, internal rotation, leg length discrepancy and range of motion measures.(4 points), and range of motion (5 points). The higher scores representing less dysfunction and better outcomes
Time frame: sixth month after surgery
Harris Hip Score (HHS) at twelfth month twelfth
The collection of functional outcomes HHS at twelfth month. The HHS is made of four subscales. The first is pain, which measures pain severity (44 points); function, which is made up of daily activities and gait (47 points); the absence of deformity, which is a subscale that measures hip flexion, adduction, internal rotation, leg length discrepancy and range of motion measures.(4 points), and range of motion (5 points). The higher scores representing less dysfunction and better outcomes
Time frame: twelfth month after surgery
WOMAC at 6 weeks
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) is widely used in the evaluation of Hip Osteoarthritis. It is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales: Pain (5 items): during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing upright Stiffness (2 items): after first waking and later in the day. Physical Function (17 items): using stairs, rising from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in / out of a car, shopping, putting on / taking off socks, rising from bed, lying in bed, getting in / out of bath, sitting, getting on / off toilet, heavy domestic duties, light domestic duties. The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. The higher scores representing less outcomes.
Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery
WOMAC at third month
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) is widely used in the evaluation of Hip Osteoarthritis. It is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales: Pain (5 items): during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing upright Stiffness (2 items): after first waking and later in the day. Physical Function (17 items): using stairs, rising from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in / out of a car, shopping, putting on / taking off socks, rising from bed, lying in bed, getting in / out of bath, sitting, getting on / off toilet, heavy domestic duties, light domestic duties. The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. The higher scores representing less outcomes.
Time frame: Third month after surgery
WOMAC at sixth month
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) is widely used in the evaluation of Hip Osteoarthritis. It is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales: Pain (5 items): during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing upright Stiffness (2 items): after first waking and later in the day. Physical Function (17 items): using stairs, rising from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in / out of a car, shopping, putting on / taking off socks, rising from bed, lying in bed, getting in / out of bath, sitting, getting on / off toilet, heavy domestic duties, light domestic duties. The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. The higher scores representing less outcomes.
Time frame: Sixth month after surgery
WOMAC at twelfth month
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) is widely used in the evaluation of Hip Osteoarthritis. It is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales: Pain (5 items): during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing upright Stiffness (2 items): after first waking and later in the day. Physical Function (17 items): using stairs, rising from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in / out of a car, shopping, putting on / taking off socks, rising from bed, lying in bed, getting in / out of bath, sitting, getting on / off toilet, heavy domestic duties, light domestic duties. The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. The higher scores representing less outcomes.
Time frame: twelfth month after surgery