Dexamethasone and Functional Outcome After TKA

Summary

Patients previously included in the DEX-2-TKA-trial (ethics committee ID SJ-695; ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03506789) at Næstved Hospital will be invited for a follow up study consisting of questionnaires and a visit with a physical therapist. The study includes the following validated questionnaires: EQ-5D-5L, Oxford Knee Score and PainDetect, and information on height, weight, daily pain-medication and co-morbidities. With the physical therapist, the patient will perform the following functional tests: knee range of motion, timed-up-to-go, 30 second chair stand test, 40m fast paced walk test, stair climb test and a measure of the thigh force.

Timeline

Start

2021-12-15

Primary completion

2022-06-07

Completion

2022-06-08

Publications

• Molgaard AK, Gasbjerg KS, Skou ST, Mathiesen O, Hagi-Pedersen D. Chronic Pain and Functional Outcome 3 years After Total Knee Arthroplasty and Perioperative Dexamethasone: A Follow-Up of the Randomized, Clinical DEX-2-TKA Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Dec;38(12):2592-2598.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.05.060. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

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