Dislocation Precautions

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Arthroplasties, Hip Replacement; Arthroplasty, Hip Replacement; Health-Related Quality Of Life

Treatments: Procedure: Anterior Approach Precautions; Procedure: Posterior Approach Precautions; Procedure: No Precautions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03806114

20180880

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is looking at the impact of giving patients precautions, or restrictions for movement, when undergoing a total hip replacement. Have of the participants will receive precautions, while the other half will not receive any precautions.

Full description

Patients undergoing hip replacements are often told by health care providers to avoid specific positions and activities to decrease the risk of their hip dislocating following their surgery. This, however, results in patients becoming more fearful of moving and leads to limitations in their function and decreased quality of life. Previous research has shown that hip dislocations following surgery are most commonly attributed to poor implant position rather than the actions of the patients. Teaching precautions takes up healthcare resources and may use finances that are not necessarily required. This study aims to compare groups with half receiving precautions and half not receiving precautions, to assess the impact of precautions on the patients' quality of life.

Enrollment: 212 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Receiving a primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to osteoarthritis or osteonecrosis
• Over 18
• Willing and able to sign consent

Exclusion criteria

• Receiving a lateral approach hip arthroplasty
• Cannot make follow up visits

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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212 participants in 4 patient groups

Anterior Approach Precautions

Other group

Description:

This group receives precautions and have a total hip arthroplasty with a posterior approach.

Treatment:

Procedure: Anterior Approach Precautions

Posterior Approach Precautions

Other group

Description:

This group receives precautions and have a total hip arthroplasty with a posterior approach.

Treatment:

Procedure: Posterior Approach Precautions

Anterior Approach No Precautions

Other group

Description:

This group receives does not precautions and have a total hip arthroplasty with an anterior approach.

Treatment:

Procedure: No Precautions

Posterior Approach No Precautions

Other group

Description:

This group receives does not receive precautions and have a total hip arthroplasty with a posterior approach.

Treatment:

Procedure: No Precautions