A Telemedicine Solution for Remote Support of Rehabilitation, for Patients Undergoing, Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgery
A Telemedicine Solution for Remote Support of Rehabilitation, for Patients Undergoing, Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgery
The RRS project is a Randomized Clinical Trial documenting the effect of Remote
 Rehabilitation and Support via a telemedicine solution for patients undergoing an optimized
 fast-track orthopedic surgery procedure with the implementation of a total hip arthroplasty.
 With the telemedicine solution the investigators will support and try to motivate the patient
 to be discharged after only one day of hospitalization.
This PhD study evaluates the effect of an information technology solution containing RRS. The
 way it supports, informs and educates the patient and support person, provides an opportunity
 for communication between the patient and the surgeons, physiotherapists and nurses at the
 hospital.

 The parameters evaluated will be: Length of stay, health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL),
 functional outcome, pain, anxiety, complications and an evaluation of the socio-economic
 effect.

 The aim of the study generates the following hypotheses and focus for publication

 -  Length of stay is lower for the intervention group compared to the control group.

 -  The average quality of life measured with EQ-5D will either be the same or higher when
 comparing the intervention group with the control group.

 -  Compared to the control group the functional outcome of the intervention group measured
 with Oxford Hip Score (OHS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) will be the same or better.

 -  Complications measured as luxations, infections, and reoperations are the same or lower
 in the intervention group compared to the control group.

 -  There will be a correlation between patients with the highest level of psychological
 problems and symptoms of psychopathology measured with Symptom Checklist-90-R, and the
 postoperative outcome measured with EQ5D, anxiety and TUG.

 -  There will be a correlation between support persons with the highest level of
 psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology measured with Symptom
 Checklist-90-R, and the postoperative outcome measured with EQ5D, anxiety and TUG for
 the patient they are related to.

 -  The socio-economic costs will be lower for the intervention group compared to the
 control group based on self reported data and data collected from official databases.
 This study will be conducted as a piggy back to the RCT.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients qualified to go trough at joint-care procedure after the guidelines from
 Regionshospitalet Silkeborg.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Previous hip surgery with the implantation of a total hip arthroplasty.

 -  Patients living more than approximately 60 kilometers from the Regionshospitalet
 Silkeborg.

 -  Patients with no 3G tele-net at their home address.

 -  Patients with the need of Danish interpretation.