Status:
UNKNOWN
Patient Anxiety and Concern as Predictors for the Perceived Quality and Efficacy of Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
Kolding Sygehus
Collaborating Sponsors:
Odense University Hospital
University of Southern Denmark
Conditions:
Anxiety
Orthopedic Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Background: Previous studies have shown that anxiety and dissatisfaction with patient progress are predictors for increased postoperative pain and reduced impact and efficacy of pain treatment. Howeve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All hip- and shoulder-patients, who are referred for the first time to the Outpatient Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Kolding Hospital, a part of Lillebaelt Hospital and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Denmark are included.
- The patients must be able to speak and read Danish and must be at least 18 years old.
- To be included, they must enter a patient programme that implies an operation.
Exclusion
- Patients with cancer or who are registered as terminal are excluded.
- Patients who have experienced a trauma within the past four weeks and those with a psychotic diagnosis are excluded, e.g. severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia, paranoid psychosis and bipolar affective disorders (DSM IV, F 20-29, F 30, 31).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
800 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01205295
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
June 23 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital
Odense, Odense, Denmark, 5000