Biopsychosocial Impact on Caregivers in Patients Undergoing Joint and Spine Surgery

Completed

Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative

In brief

The purpose of this study is to describe the biopsychosocial impact of caregivers in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, and cervical/thoracic/lumbar spine surgery.Defining such impacts may offer opportunities to enhance caregiver capability to provide care following surgery on a loved one.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03059602

Run by

Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management

People needed

150

Starts

2016-05-12

Expected to finish

2018-10-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years old or older
• Are the primary person helping in the recovery of a patient undergoing one of the following surgeries below with in the first 30 days after surgery Total knee arthroplasty Total hip arthroplasty Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar spine surgery
• Able to understand English and can verbalize their pain level

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than 18 years old
• Refuse participation
• Cannot understand English
• Has cognitive deficiencies (subject unable to provide consent for the study, subject unable to complete initial post consent measures)

Where it is running

• Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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