Study on measuring patient assistance after joint surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests if training staff improves how they measure the level of help patients need after hip or knee surgery. It may help standardize care for these patients.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a physiotherapist at one of the three study sites (Bologna, Argenta, or Bagheria) who uses or has been trained on a scale that measures how much assistance patients need.
- You are a patient admitted to one of the study hospitals for hip or knee replacement surgery for arthritis, for a revision of a previous hip or knee replacement, or for surgery to fix a broken hip or thigh bone.
- You and your physiotherapist both agree to take part in the study voluntarily.
- You have not refused or are unable to provide your informed consent.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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