Exercise Therapy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (SWEaT)

Schulthess Klinik

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Exercise therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04502043

SchulthessKlinik

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the clinical trial is to investigate the characteristics of patients, who respond vs. not respond to exercise therapy for the nonsurgical management of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS).

Full description

Patients with a diagnosis of FAIS will be recruited from 2 clinical centers and will receive exercise therapy (study intervention). Exercise therapy is a semi-standardized intervention and will last 12 weeks (3 months). Hip pain, function and quality of life will be assessed using a patient-reported questionnaire at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months' follow-up. Hip joint contact pressure will be evaluated using motion analysis and modelling at baseline, 3 and 12 months' follow-up. Hip morphology will be evaluated using imaging at baseline and hip surgery rate will be evaluated at 6 and 12 months' follow-up.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 18 to 50 years;
• Diagnosis of FAIS;
• Availability of magnetic resonance arthrography and anteroposterior pelvic radiography of the involved hip;
• Signed informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous hip surgery;
• Any surgery on the lower extremities in the last 6 months;
• Hip dysplasia: lateral center edge angle <25°;
• Hip osteoarthritis: Tönnis grade >1;
• BMI: >35 kg/m2;
• Significant cardiopulmonary diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

Exercise therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise therapy consists of improving dynamic hip joint stability by means of hip-specific and functional lower limb strengthening, core stability and postural balance exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise therapy