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Development of an Effective Home-based-exercise-strategy

NCT03846063 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-04-18

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Summary

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases of the musculoskeletal system in elderly. Patients with osteoarthritis experience pain, stiffness and loss of mobility. Due to ageing Western societies in the coming decades the number of elderly with osteoarthritis will progressively increase. Osteoarthritis is a common indicator for a Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA). A hip replacement is one of the most successful orthopedic surgeries. However, with regard to the postoperative rehabilitation a lot can be improved. The current situation after a THA is that physical therapy in the Netherlands is not prescribed by default. Patients are resigned from the hospital and receive home exercises. However, it is not clear whether patients actually carry out these exercises and whether they perform the exercises correctly.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Hip
  • Total Hip Arthroplasty

Interventions

OTHER

Home-based rehabilitation program

The duration of the program is 12 weeks. Patients start the program within 7 days after of the surgery. Patients perform exercises independently at home using the tablet PC for instructions. The program includes strengthening and walking exercises based on increasing the muscle force, balance, and functionality. The exercises comprise movements that train abductors, flexors, and extensors of the affected hip. The content of the program is based on previous research and on guidelines from the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. For the rest, the program is designed in line with the most recent guidelines from the Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy. Patients are asked to exercise at least 5 days a week, with rest days on Thursday and Sunday. Strengthening exercises will be performed 3 times a week. The instructions for the exercises will be provided by videos on the tablet PC, which patients have to imitate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Frisius Medisch Centrum

    collaborator OTHER

  • Martini Hospital Groningen

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Medical Center Groningen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martin Stevens, PhD · University Medical Center Groningen

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-12-31
Primary Completion
2017-08-31
Completion
2017-12-31

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