NCT02561637

The Effect of Spouses' Involvement Through Case Management in Older Patients' Fast-track Program

The SICAM-trial: Studying the Effect of Spouses' Involvement Through Case Management in Older Patients' Fast-track Program During and After Total Hip Replacement - A Quasi-experimental Study With a Complex Intervention

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Patients in fast-track programmes are required to take an active part in their treatment and rehabilitation. Spouses of older patients can often provide valued practical and emotional support, reducing stress, pain and length of stay - yet they are seldom invited to participate in a supporting role. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of spouses' involvement in older patients fast-track treatment programs using case management as intervention. A two-group quasi-experimental design with pre-test and repeated post-test measures (protocol approved in November 2012) was used. Patients aged 65 years or older going through a fast-track programme for a total hip replacement and their spouses was recruited in dyads from one Danish orthopaedic ward for the intervention group (n=15) and for the control group (n=14). Data was collected from both groups at baseline, two weeks and three months after surgery. Outcome measures for patients include: functional status, nutrition, pain, depression and healthcare consumptions; and for spouses: caregiver satisfaction and difficulties and anxiety.

Conditions

• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Case management
BEHAVIORAL	Control group

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2015-09-28
• Last updated: 2015-09-28