Telephone follow-up by nurse following total knee arthroplasty - protocol for a randomized clinical trial (NCT 01771315).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to shorter hospitalization, patients have to take responsibility for their rehabilitation period at a very early stage. The objective of this trial is to study the effects of two treatment schemes following total knee arthroplasty: conventional treatment following discharge from hospital and early follow-up by telephone consultations in addition to conventional treatment following discharge from hospital. The ultimate aim is to increase the effectiveness of the treatment by improving patients' health status, promote self-efficacy, and reduce the number of acute visits to the orthopaedic outpatient clinic during the rehabilitation period.

Method/design

The design is a randomized un-blinded parallel group clinical trial conducted at the Department of Orthopaedic

SUBMITTER: Szots K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4035798 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature