Crutch Use After Arthroscopic Hip Surgery

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hip Injuries; Hip Fractures

Treatments: Other: 4 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches; Other: 2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04070430

19-01106

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether crutch use for 4 weeks following hip arthroscopic surgery is superior to crutch use for 2 weeks following hip arthroscopic surgery. The primary objective of the study is to compare PRO scores between patients who have used crutches for 2 weeks and patients who have used crutches for 4 weeks.

Full description

This will be a single-center, randomized prospective study. The study will compare post-operative patient reported outcome (PRO) scores including the modified Harris hip score (mHHS) and the non arthritic hip score (NAHS), both are externally-validated surveys for hip function. One cohort will be assigned a rehabilitation regimen that includes 2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches, and the other will be assigned a regimen of 4 weeks of partial weight.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hip arthroscopic surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Any surgery other than hip arthroscopy
• Age: less than 18 years of age
• Age: greater than 64 years of age
• Pregnant patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

Active Comparator group

Description:

post-operative patient reported outcome (PRO) scores will be collected 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post-operatively

Treatment:

Other: 2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

4 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

Active Comparator group

Description:

post-operative patient reported outcome (PRO) scores will be collected 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post-operatively

Treatment:

Other: 4 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches