Treatment and Rehabilitation of Patients With Hip Arthroplasty to Regain Walk and Work Efficiency and Quality of Life

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Norwegian University of Science and Technology OrtoMedic A/S, Oslo Scandinavian Customized Prosthesis (SCP)
Information provided by:	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00638417

Purpose

The aim of the study is to improve hospital treatment and rehabilitation of patients with hip arthroplasty to help the patients to regain functional ability in the shortest possible time, and reduce hospital and rehabilitation time to save costs for the patient and society.

Optimal reconstruction of the hip joint and the effect of an intensive physical training programme are compared to conventional rehabilitation programmes.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Osteoarthritis, Hip	Procedure: Maximal strength training	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Treatment and Rehabilitation of Patients With Hip Arthroplasty to Regain Walk and Work Efficiency and Quality of Life

Further study details as provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:

Enrollment:	24
Study Start Date:	January 2006
Study Completion Date:	November 2007
Primary Completion Date:	March 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

Group 1 intervention: maximal strength training Group 2 intervention: conventional rehabilitation programme

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Primary osteoarthritis
Unilateral osteoarthritis
Age below 65 yrs
ASA group 1-2

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnancy
Age below 18 yrs
Cardiovascular disease
Diseases in the musculoskeletal system that could influence on training

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00638417

Locations

Norway
Faculty of Medicine, NTNU
Trondheim, Norway, 7489

Sponsors and Collaborators

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OrtoMedic A/S, Oslo

Scandinavian Customized Prosthesis (SCP)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jan Hoff, Dr. Philos, Professor

Faculty of medicine, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

More Information

Responsible Party:	Norwegian university of science and technology ( Professor Jan Hoff )
Study ID Numbers:	4..2005.1527a
Study First Received:	March 12, 2008
Last Updated:	October 1, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00638417
Health Authority:	Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis
Joint Diseases
Arthritis

Quality of Life
Rheumatic Diseases
Osteoarthritis, Hip

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009