Effectiveness of a Prehabilitation Program for Hip or Knee Arthroplasty Surgery. (Preoperative)

Irene María Lopera Pareja

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hip Osteoarthritis; Knee Osteoarthritis; Prehabilitation; Physical Therapy Modalities

Treatments: Other: Prehabilitation Program; Other: Non prehabilitation Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06721897

003_sep24 - PI2 - Prehabilitac

Details and patient eligibility

About

We live in an increasingly aging society in which the incidence of osteoarticular diseases increases, among which osteoarthritis (OA) stands out. OA is a degenerative disorder of the different components of the joint leading to a progressive destruction of the same. The hip and knee being the most affected joints, OA presents multiple symptoms such as pain, stiffness and functional limitation, also causing psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, quality of sleep and poor perception of quality of life. Conventional treatment is aimed at alleviating symptoms, but when conservative therapies fail in the more advanced stages of the disease, total joint replacement surgery or arthroplasty is the therapeutic option of choice. Strength physical exercise (PE) and aerobic training have been shown to be effective in OA, obtaining positive effects on the symptoms and on variables that deteriorate this disease. The concept of pre-habilitation or preoperative rehabilitation has been shown through other studies in different pathologies (cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal) to have positive effects at a clinical and functional level, however, the planning of a pre-habilitation protocol in hip or knee arthroplasty is still controversial.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that a prehabilitation program will produce and its possible usefulness in those subjects who are waiting for a hip or knee arthroplasty. It is expected to find favorable results that support this therapy when it comes to reducing postoperative recovery times, functional capacity and other psychological variables of interest.

This powerful tool could represent a non-pharmacological and non-invasive therapy, as well as being useful and economical in the management of patients with OA in advanced stages.

Enrollment: 44 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of hip OA stage I-III of the Tönnis classification or diagnosis of knee OA stage I-IV of the Ahlbäck classification
• Patients requiring hip/knee arthroplasty surgery
• Signed informed consent
• Obtaining a score equal to or greater than 8 repetitions in the Sit to Stand test
• Patients with the ability to walk without technical aids or in need of some help (up to two canes or a walker)

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive deficit/Dementia states
• Cancer processes
• Associated vascular and inflammatory pathologies
• Associated neurological pathologies
• Contraindications to physical exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group (IG) will undergo a 6-week prehabilitation program for total hip/knee replacement surgery. Once the surgery is complete, they will follow the same rehabilitation program proposed for the control group.

Treatment:

Other: Prehabilitation Program

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

The control group (CG) will carry out a post-operative physiotherapy program in addition to a home exercise program that will be shown by the physiotherapist before hospital discharge.

Treatment:

Other: Non prehabilitation Program