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Study on Costs and Effects of Waiting Time in Total Hip and Knee Replacements

NCT00294424 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 833

Last updated 2006-02-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of major joint replacement in patients with short and non-fixed (control group) waiting time (WT). After being placed on the waiting list, patients will be randomized into two groups through regular contact with the practice staff: (1) Patients with non-fixed waiting time (patient undergoes hospital's normal procedure from the date (s)he is added to the waiting list to the date of operation), and (2) patients with short waiting time (operated in maximum three months). The main question is: is it possible to improve the cost-effectiveness of major joint replacement by shortening waiting time?

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Hip
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Short waiting time

PROCEDURE

Non-fixed waiting time

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tampere University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Orton Invalid Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Academy of Finland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marja L Blom, PhD · Academy Of Finland/ Stakes/ National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-09-30
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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