Knee Arthroplasty Pain Coping Skills Training (KASTPain): A Randomized Trial (KASTPain)
Knee Osteoarthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Knee Osteoarthritis focused on measuring arthroplasty, pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults 45 years and older and capable of providing informed consent
- Diagnosis of osteoarthritis as determined by participating orthopaedic surgeons
- Scheduled for an elective unilateral total or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty no sooner than 1 week and no later than 8 weeks from the time of recruitment
- Score of greater than or = to 16 on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale
- Score of greater than or = to 5 on the WOMAC Pain Scale
- Able to read and speak English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Scheduled for revision arthroplasty surgery
- Underwent contralateral knee arthroplasty surgery or hip arthroplasty surgery within 6 months of currently planned surgery
- Unable to or declines study participation
- Self-reported diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis, ankylosing spondylitis
- Arthroplasty surgery scheduled because of fracture, malignancy or infection
- Scheduled for bilateral arthroplasty surgery
- Scheduled to undergo hip or knee arthroplasty within 6 months of current knee arthroplasty
- Score of 20 or greater on the PHQ-8 depression scale
- Score of less than 3 on the six-item cognitive screener
Sites / Locations
- Southern Illinois University
- New York University
- Duke University
- Wake Forest University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
Other
Pain Coping Skills Training
Arthritis Education
Usual Care
The pain coping skills training will be delivered by physical therapists in eight one-hour sessions by telephone over a 2-month perioperative period. Patients will be taught a variety of skills designed to improve maladaptive pain related thoughts and actions to enhance recovery following arthroplasty.
The eight one-hour perioperative arthritis education sessions will be delivered by nurse educators via telephone and will use a presentation and discussion format. Figures and discussion sessions will present information on the nature of arthritis, what to expect following knee arthroplasty, treatment of osteoarthritis, the role of exercise, joint protection and making future treatment decisions.
Patients randomly assigned to this arm will undergo usual care following knee arthroplasty.