NCT04370678

Changes in Preference for Surgery of Patients Signed up for Arthroscopic Procedures

Changes in Preference for Surgery of Patients Signed up for Arthroscopic Procedures: COVID-19 Effect on Arthroscopic Patients in a University Hospital in Denmark

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 79 (actual)
• Sponsor: Region Zealand · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

This study describes the changes in preference to arthroscopic surgery in two orthopedics departments in Denmark under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed description

Background: Covid-19 has impacted all aspects of society. In hospitals around the world focus has been on treating the deadly virus, and elective orthopedic surgical procedures has been postponed in Denmark, causing a stop for most arthroscopic procedures for months. It is established that certain conditions leading to arthroscopic orthopedic intervention has fluctuating symptoms symptoms and can have a favorable outcome on conservative treatment. Amongst these conditions who are also treated with non-surgical methods are subacromial decompression impingement\[1\]\[1\], degenerative knee disease \[2\] and anterior cruciate ligament injuries\[3\]. An issue with further understanding the non-surgical effect on this patient group has beencould be reluctance to undergo conservative non-surgical treatment and opt for a surgical treatment. procedure. Because all elective surgery has been postponed in Denmark, and the following longer waiting period for surgery, this has created a unique opportunity to further investigate this patient category. Aim of study: Investigate the impact of time on waiting list for surgery under COVID-19 pandemic on the preference for surgery in patients planned for arthroscopic surgery. Discussion The current study will provide information on the change of preferences forto arthroscopic surgery in a patient population who are forced to wait for surgery for a longer period of time, with no possibility of seeking treatment in other hospitals.

Conditions

• Arthroscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Change in preference to surgery under COVID-19 pandemic.	Under the COVID-19 pandemic all arthroscopic procedures were cancelled. We wished to describe if patients experienced a change in preference to surgery under this period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-04-17
• Primary completion: 2020-04-24
• Completion: 2020-04-24
• First posted: 2020-05-01
• Last updated: 2020-05-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark