Weighted Blanket Study for Total Knee Replacement Patients
This study is looking at how well a 5lb weighted blanket works for people having total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. Researchers want to see if patients like using the weighted blanket and if it helps with anxiety before and after surgery, compared to a regular blanket. You might be able to join if you are an adult (18 or older) having elective total knee replacement at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, are scheduled for spinal anesthesia, and plan to go home the same day after surgery. The study will consider how long you use the blanket and if you would use one again in the future as signs of success. The current status of this study is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 30 participants. It compares the use of a 5lb weighted blanket to a non-weighted blanket.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The main measurements are taken around 1-3 hours after surgery, when you are discharged from the PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit).
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The Feasibility of a Nurse-Initiated Weighted Blanket in Orthopedic Surgical Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Diana Wong, MS, RN, CPAN, ONC · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · NYU Langone Health
Who to contact
This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov
What this trial measures
- Time participants used weighted blanketPACU discharge (~1-3 hours post-surgery)
Outcome measure assessed via investigator-created Weighted Blanket Feasibility Question in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). Question asks "How long would you estimate that you used the weighted blanket?" Patient-reported estimate in minutes.
- Number of participants who would use a weighted blanket in the futurePACU discharge (~1-3 hours post-surgery)
Outcome measure via investigator-created Weighted Blanket Acceptability Question in PACU. The question asks the participant "If you were offered a weighted blanket in the future, would you choose to use it?" with choices of "yes", "no", and "unsure" and then asked to explain their choice.