Rehabilitation After Total Hip Arthroplasty - the Effect of Task-Oriented Exercises - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	University of Oslo
Information provided by:	University of Oslo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00808483

Purpose

Rehabilitation plays an important part after total hip arthroplasty. In this common practice few studies have been performed on this issue.

The prime aims of this study are:

to examine the effects of usual training practice on activity performance and self-efficacy beliefs after the first three months after total hip arthroplasty
to examine the effects of a postoperative ambulatory supervised task-oriented exercise program compared with no supervised exercises on activity performance and self-efficacy beliefs in the time span of 3 - 4 1/2 months after total hip arthroplasty and with a follow-up at 12 months.

The hypothesis is: Supervised task-oriented physiotherapy has better effect on activity performance and self-efficacy beliefs than no supervised exercises in the same time span (after three months).

Condition	Intervention
Total Hip Arthroplasty Task-Oriented Exercises	Other: Task-oriented exercises

MedlinePlus related topics: Exercise and Physical Fitness Rehabilitation

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by University of Oslo:

Primary Outcome Measures:

6 minutes walk test [ Time Frame: Preoperatively, baseline at 3 months, after the intervention at 4 1/2 months, at 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Self reported pain and activity level (HOOS) [ Time Frame: preoperatively, baseline (3 months), after intervention (4 1/2 months) 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	72
Study Start Date:	October 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Primary cox arthrosis
Good written and oral Norwegian language

Exclusion Criteria:

Severe hip arthrosis in the other hip or severe gon arthrosis
Neurological disorders
Rheumatoid arthritis

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00808483

Contacts

Contact: Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg, MSc, RPT	004722858429	k.e.heiberg@medisin.uio.no
Contact: Vigdis Bruun-Olsen, MSc, PHT	004722858416	vigdis.bruun-olsen@medisin.uio.no

Locations

Norway
Section of nursing and health science, University of Oslo	Recruiting
Oslo, Norway, PB 1153 Blindern, 0318 Oslo
Principal Investigator: Kristi E Heiberg, MSc, RPT

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Oslo

More Information

Responsible Party:	University of Oslo, Norway ( Anne Marit Mengshoel )
Study ID Numbers:	2008/2325
Study First Received:	December 12, 2008
Last Updated:	December 12, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00808483
Health Authority:	Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services; Norway: The National Committees for Research Ethics in Norway

Keywords provided by University of Oslo:

physiotherapy
functional outcome
activity level
self-efficacy

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009