Measuring Distress in Prosthetic Joint Infection Using a Standardized Metric: CRUTCH Pathway Pilot.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients being treated for prosthetic joint infections (PJI) experience distress during the course of their treatment and how distress influences various aspects of their lives. WVU expects to enroll approximately 12 subjects. Patients identified as scoring ≥4 on the Distress Thermometer at the two-week follow-up visit will be offered the opportunity to participate in the novel CRUTCH Pathway. Once enrolled, you will meet virtually with a mental health provider. The mental health provider will complete a 30-minute intake visit where he will review your distress thermometer scoring, discuss contributing factors to current distress level, and assess for psychiatric comorbidities.

Official Title
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Treating the Whole Patient: Measuring Distress in Prosthetic Joint Infection Using a Standardized Metric: CRUTCH Pathway Pilot.

Conditions
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Prosthetic Joint Infection

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: CRUTCH Pathway


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: ability to speak and read English, and cognitively sound. Patients scheduled for revision of total hip or knee arthroplasty will be categorized as septic or aseptic revisions. Patients identified as scoring ≥4 on the DT at the two-week follow-up visit. Exclusion Criteria: Patients younger than 18 or older than 89, patients unable to speak and/or read English, and patients who are not able to understand and answer questions asked on surveys. Elective primary total hip or knee arthroplasty, hemiarthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 89 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: CRUTCH Pathway<br>A novel behavioral health program. | Behavioral: CRUTCH Pathway<br>* Patients will be offered referral to a behavioral medicine specialist in the novel Combined Rehabilitation Using Team Centered Help (CRUTCH) Pathway. Once enrolled, these patients will meet virtually with a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist will complete a 30-minute intake visit where he will review the patient's DT scoring, discuss contributing factors to current distress level, and assess for psychiatric comorbidities. Following this assessment, psychotherapy, psychotropic medication, and referral for social work/financial services will be offered to the patient as indicated. If more frequent behavioral health follow-up is clinically indicated, it will be provided to the patients.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assess patient experience with a Distress Thermometer and Problem List | Distress Thermometer and Problem List for Patients with a score from 0-10, where 0 is no distress and 10 extreme distress. | Two week post operative |