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Frequency and Complications of Major Orthopedic Procedures in Medicare Beneficiaries

NCT02281747 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 521292

Last updated 2026-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

\- Orthopedic procedures are common in the United States. These include joint replacement and spine surgeries. Researchers want to study data about these procedures over time. They want to see if treatment has gotten better. They also want to find ways to change the care that people get before and after they have these procedures. These changes may lower the risk of problems people can have during and after treatment. They may also improve people s results.

Objectives:

\- To study a series of questions about surgery, medicine, treatments, and outcomes for orthopedic procedures.

Eligibility:

\- Data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 1999 to 2015.

Design:

* Researchers will look at data for people ages 20-100.
* No new participants will be used in this study.
* The study will last 6 years....

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Robert A Colbert, M.D. · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-24
Primary Completion
2029-05-30
Completion
2029-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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