Group Exercise After Hip Replacement Surgery

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Hip

Treatments: Other: Group training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01253798

NTNU-ISM-KH-2010

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine which group exercise one should choose when hip osteoarthritis patients have undergone hip replacement surgery. To determine this, we want to answer the following research question:

Are there differences in function and muscle strength in osteoarthritis patients who conduct group training either on land or in water in the rehabilitation phase following hip replacement surgery?

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hip osteoarthritis patients who undergo surgery with total prosthesis at St. Olav's Hospital, Department Orkdal.
• Participants must live in commuting distance from the hospital, as the training is organized as outpatient training
• Participants must be able to take instruction and master the Norwegian language

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who experience serious complications after surgery
• if a person has a disease that causes that one can not complete the planned training

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 2 patient groups

Group training on land

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group training in water and on land are carried out by the same principles, which is to improve general function, and to improve function and strength around the operated hip.

Treatment:

Other: Group training

Group training in water

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group training in water and on land are carried out by the same principles, which is to improve general function, and to improve function and strength around the operated hip

Treatment:

Other: Group training