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Inpatient vs Outpatient Total Knee Replacement

NCT04228731 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 123

Last updated 2025-03-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a prospective cohort study comparing standard inpatient (overnight hospital stay) total knee arthroplasty with same day discharge. Patients who are medically well and have a good support structure at home will be recruited. This study will compare patient satisfaction and costs from the perspectives of the Ministry of Health, the institution, society and the patient.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Outpatient

Patients in the outpatient group will be discharged from the hospital the same day of surgery following a total knee arthroplasty

PROCEDURE

Inpatient

Patients in the inpatient group will be discharged from the hospital the following day after a total knee arthroplasty

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brent Lanting, MD, FRCSC · London Health Sciences Centre

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-22
Primary Completion
2023-12-22
Completion
2025-02-14

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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