Rehabilitation to Patients Over 65 Years Undergoing THA

University of Aarhus

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Hip Arthroplasty

Treatments: Procedure: interview SF-36 self rated health; Procedure: interview and advising; Behavioral: 3 follow up interviews and personal advising

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00226070

1999-2-20

1301500110

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients over 65 years do not have a self care ability the surgery benefits them.

The aim of this study is development of a rehabilitation program based on patients' self-rated health.

1. A cross section study including 600 patients
2. RCT including 160 patients

Full description

Fase 1: 600 patients waiting for or already having received total hip-/knee-replacement participated in a questionnaire study using SF- 36. The aim was to document self-rated health among this population.

Fase 2: Results from the cross section study form the base for the RCT, where 160 patients over 65 years undergoing THR, 80 patients are in an intervention group and 80 patients in a control group. A nurse intervention program is tested, and results from the study will form the base for a structured rehabilitation program.

Enrollment: 180 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 95 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:patients over 65 years undergoing total hip replacement

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients dropping out

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind