Treatment and Rehabilitation of Patients With Hip Arthroplasty to Regain Walk and Work Efficiency and Quality of Life

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Hip

Treatments: Behavioral: conventional rehabilitation; Behavioral: Maximal strength training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00638417

4.2005.1527a

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to improve hospital treatment and rehabilitation of patients with hip arthroplasty to help the patients to regain functional ability in the shortest possible time, and reduce hospital and rehabilitation time to save costs for the patient and society.

Optimal reconstruction of the hip joint and the effect of an intensive physical training programme are compared to conventional rehabilitation programmes.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary osteoarthritis
• Unilateral osteoarthritis
• Age below 65 yrs
• ASA group 1-2

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Age below 18 yrs
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diseases in the musculoskeletal system that could influence on training

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

maximal strength training

Experimental group

Description:

maximal dynamic strength training

Treatment:

Behavioral: conventional rehabilitation

Behavioral: Maximal strength training

conventional rehabilitation

Other group

Description:

rehabilitation as usual

Treatment:

Behavioral: conventional rehabilitation