Positive Cueing in Knee Arthroplasty.

NCT ID: NCT05703087

Last Updated: 2023-01-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-21

Study Completion Date

2021-11-01

Brief Summary

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To the knowledge of the investigators, the feasibility of an RCT assessing the use of positive cueing in an information video for patients undergoing primary TKA is currently unclear.

The investigators conducted a feasibility study with the primary objective to assess the acceptability of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) procedure for participating patients. The secondary objective was to evaluate the rate of recruitment, the comprehensibility (do patients understand what is expected of them during the trial) and if there were any adjustments necessary to the design of the study. The outcome of the current feasibility study will be used to determine whether adjustments are required to the design of the RCT before we proceed.

Detailed Description

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Even though total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a cost-effective treatment, 10 - 34% of the patients report pain and discomfort up to two years after the procedure. Preoperative symptoms of anxiety and/or depression (which is present in approximately 10 - 58.6% of TKA patients seem to be related to poor pain coping techniques, which can lead to higher levels of pain up to two years after surgery. Our previous systematic review showed that a reduction of preoperative symptoms of anxiety and depression may lead to a reduction of postoperative pain after TKA.

In radiology, anesthesiology, and pediatric departments multiple studies have been performed on reducing the perception of pain with the use of language and hypnosis. This led to the concept of positive cueing. With positive cueing, general language without negative suggestions is used in provided information and instructions about the management of potential discomfort. Correct use of positive cueing has been shown to improve patients' satisfaction and to decrease need for additional treatments (such as blood transfusion) after several medical procedures, whereas use of negative language (warning patients for pain or negative experiences) seems to result in higher pain and anxiety scores.

Before TKA, patients are informed about the procedure and the risk of complications. Positive cueing might positively influence perioperative anxiety symptoms and subsequently improve pain after TKA. The investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to address the question whether the use of positive cueing in the information video for patients undergoing a primary TKA, compared to the standard care video, will reduce the level of preoperative symptoms of anxiety and improve pain coping styles.

To the knowledge of the reviewers, no previous studies addressed this topic. Hence, the feasibility of an RCT assessing the use of positive cueing in an information video for patients undergoing primary TKA is currently unclear. As such, this feasibility study was conducted with the primary objective to assess the acceptability of the RCT procedure for participating patients. Secondly, the rate of recruitment, the comprehensibility (do patients understand what is expected of them during the trial) and if there were any adjustments necessary to the design of the study were evaluated. The outcome of the current feasibility study will be used to determine whether adjustments are required to the design of the RCT before the investigators proceed.

Conditions

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Osteoarthritis, Knee Psychological Stress Mental Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A single-center feasibility study. We compared the use of positive cueing in the information video before a primary total knee arthorplasty (TKA) with the standard information video.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Standard information video before primary total knee arthroplasty

Information video (about procedure, complications, rehabilitation) shown to the participants before TKA in the OLVG.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Positive cueing in the information video before a primary total knee arthroplasty

The information video was adapted from the existing standard information video used in OLVG. The concept of positive cueing was applied to the standard video by an expert team including a psychiatrist and clinical psychologist. Illustrations which were incomprehensible or with negative associations were removed.

Four rules were followed to use positive cueing:

1. make patients aware that they are able to influence their own recovery process,
2. be descriptive in explanations; objectively describe the performed procedure, name equivalent, not negatively charged feelings,
3. explain why specific steps and actions during the procedure are performed, so the patients understand what is going to happen,
4. do not use medical langue, but use accessible, understandable language instead.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Positive cueing in the information video before a primary TKA

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Two weeks before the surgery, in the outpatient clinic (during their preoperative appointment), the pre-surgery information video was shown to the patients. Patients were randomly allocated to either the positive cueing group (intervention) or the standard care group (control) with Castor EDC (14) using a variable block randomization model. Patients did not know whether they watched the adapted video or the standard video.

Interventions

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Positive cueing in the information video before a primary TKA

Two weeks before the surgery, in the outpatient clinic (during their preoperative appointment), the pre-surgery information video was shown to the patients. Patients were randomly allocated to either the positive cueing group (intervention) or the standard care group (control) with Castor EDC (14) using a variable block randomization model. Patients did not know whether they watched the adapted video or the standard video.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years or older
* end-stage knee osteoarthritis for which participants were scheduled for a TKA
* sufficient Dutch languages skills to understand the information video
* able to fill out the questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

* not receiving TKA for osteoarthritis of the knee
* not sufficient Dutch languages skills to understand the information video
* not able to fill out the questionnaires.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Leiden University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rudolf W Poolman, MD PhD

Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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LUMC

Leiden, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

Other Identifiers

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WO 21.122

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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