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Not yet recruitingNCT06024161Updated Sep 6, 2023

Weight Change and the Risk of Chronic Pain Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasties

An observational study in Persistent Postsurgical Pain, Arthritis Knee and Arthropathy of Knee, sponsored by Bispebjerg Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-06.

Sponsored by Bispebjerg Hospital · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2024, 2 years 7 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
6,400
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study is a nationwide, register-based cohort survey study. The objective of this study is to investigate whether weight change is associated with the incidence of persistent postoperative pain following total hip arthroplasty and knee arthroplasty across non-obese and obese and patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Persistent Postsurgical Pain
  • Arthritis Knee
  • Arthropathy of Knee
  • Arthropathy of Hip
  • Weight Loss
  • Weight Gain
  • Obesity
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In context

Pain, Postoperative

5,640 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,230 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 6,400 is above the median of 102 across 683 observational studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.

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Lead sponsor

Bispebjerg Hospital is the lead sponsor of 289 studies on the registry; 29 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients will be identified based on the NOMESCO (Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee) Classification of Surgical Procedures from the the Danish National Patient Register by using SKS-code the codes for THA patients will be SKS-code DM16 [hip osteoarthritis] + KNFB20 or KNFB30 or KNFB40[Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty]. For total knee arthroplasty (TKA), SKS-code DM17 [knee osteoarthritis] + KNGB20, KNGB30 or KNGB40 [primary total knee arthroplasty]. For medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), SKS-code DM17 [knee osteoarthritis] + KNGB01 or KNGB11 [primary medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty].

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients operated with primary hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis 11-15 months before survey distribution

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Legally incompetent citizens, i.e., persons with a legal guardian, will not be asked to participate.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
6,400 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
15 Months
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • Weight gainers

    Weight gain 11-15 months after arthroplasty

    Other: Weight gain

  • Weight losers

    Weight loss11-15 months after arthroplasty

    Other: Weight loss

  • Weight unchanged

    Weight unchanged 11-15 months after arthroplasty

    Other: Weight unchanged

Interventions

  • OtherWeight gain

    ≥5% weight gain

  • OtherWeight loss

    ≥5% weight loss after arthroplasty

  • OtherWeight unchanged

    \<5% weight change after arthroplasty

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Moderate/Severe Persistent Postoperative Pain

    The primary outcome is the number of patients with moderate or severe persistent postsurgical pain in the operated hip or knee, defined as patients with a numerical rating scale (NRS) score higher than 3. The outcome will be presented as Odd Ratio (OR) with its' corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

    Time frame: 11-15 months postsurgically

Secondary outcomes

  1. Satisfaction

    Answering with "satisfied" or "very satisfied" in satisfaction question The outcome will be presented as Odd Ratio (OR) with its' corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

    Time frame: 11-15 months postsurgically

  2. Willingness to repeat the surgery

    Answering "yes" in willlingness question The outcome will be presented as Odd Ratio (OR) with its' corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

    Time frame: 11-15 months postsurgically

  3. Frequent pain

    Experiencing pain constantly, daily or few times a week The outcome will be presented as Odd Ratio (OR) with its' corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

    Time frame: 11-15 months postsurgically

  4. Use of analgaesic

    The outcome will be presented as Odd Ratio (OR) with its' corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

    Time frame: 11-15 months postsurgically

  5. Interference with daily activities

    Answering "some", "much" and "very much" in the interference question The outcome will be presented as Odd Ratio (OR) with its' corresponding 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

    Time frame: 11-15 months postsurgically

  6. WOMAC pain score

    mean (standard deviaiton \[SD\]). We will report the mean difference (MD) and the corresponding 95% CI

    Time frame: 11-15 months postsurgically

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Nov 2023; primary completion for Mar 2024, 4 months later.

Of 391 non-industry observational studies under Pain, Postoperative, half reached primary completion within 13 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 32. This study's planned 4 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 395 studies reached it within 13 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 33.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 29, 2023
First posted
Sep 6, 2023
StartEst.
Nov 1, 2023
Primary completionEst.
Mar 31, 2024
CompletionEst.
Nov 30, 2024
Last update
Sep 6, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 6, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06024161
Responsible party
Saber Muthanna Saber (MD, PhD fellow, Bispebjerg Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 6, 2023
Start date
Nov 1, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 6, 2023

Study contacts

Saber M. Saber, MD
Contact
ssab0009@regionh.dk
004521299265
Jens Laigaard, MD
Contact
jens.holm.laigaard@regionh.dk
Søren Overgaard, MD,DMSc,Prof
study director · Department of orthopedic surgery, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Denmark

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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