WHISTL:ER. Follow up of hip arthroplasty long term:Effect on Revision
Research type
Research Study
Full title
WHISTL:ER. Follow up of hip arthroplasty long term:Effect on Revision
IRAS ID
195205
Contact name
Lindsay K Smith
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 3 days
Research summary
After a hip replacement, some patients are offered long term follow up of their new joint and others are not. A follow up is offered to check the joint for any sign of potential failure. Many patients appreciate the reassurance but it is not known if this service, hip arthroplasty surveillance, has any effect on the outcome when a revision of the hip replacement is needed. This is a pilot study to examine the effect of hip arthroplasty surveillance on the patient reported outcome and the cost to the health service after revision of a hip replacement.
The group of patients who will be asked to participate are those about to have an operation to revise a hip replacement. It will not include those patients who have an infection in their hip joint. It will take place in one large orthopaedic unit over a twelve month period. Each participant will be asked to complete a questionnaire before they have their operation, six months after their operation and twelve months after the operation. Information from the medical records and from the questionnaires will be used to answer the study question. The results from the pilot study will indicate if a larger study is needed in a variety of orthopaedic units.REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/0650
Date of REC Opinion
19 Apr 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion