Recruiting

Rehabilitation

Sponsor:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Code:

NCT02079467

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Hip

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Unrestricted rehabilitation

Standard rehabilitation

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the form of rehabilitation following primary total hip arthroplasty has an influence on patient satisfaction or functional performance in the eighteen weeks following surgery.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Hip

Study ID

NCT02079467

Start date

Dec, 2013

Status verified date

Mar, 2014

Completion date

Nov, 2014

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2014

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age greater than 50 years
  • Undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty at Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any previous surgery about the ipsilateral hip
  • Patients being considered for simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty
  • Patients with a neuromuscular disorder or recognized hypermobility syndrome
  • Patients without sufficient language skills to communicate in spoken and written English

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Standard rehabilitation

Patients randomized to the control group will be managed with "hip precautions" immediately following surgery. They will weight bear on the operative joint as tolerated after surgery. They will be managed as per usual protocol post total hip arthroplasty. They will be transferred from the operative table with an abduction pillow between their legs and will be asked to keep this pillow between their legs while resting in bed and during sleep throughout their course in hospital. During physiotherapy treatments they will not flex the operative hip beyond 90 degrees, internally or externally rotate the operative hip more than 45 degrees, or actively adduct the operative hip past neutral.

experimental: Unrestricted rehabilitation

Patients randomized to the treatment group will have no restrictions in their post-operative rehabilitation. They will weight bear on the operative joint as tolerated after surgery. They will be asked to participate in activity as their level of comfort permits and will have no positional restrictions while in bed or completing activities of daily living.

Interventions

Unrestricted rehabilitation

Standard care range of motion restrictions will not be used

Standard rehabilitation

Standard care range of motion restrictions will remain in place

Primary outcome measure

  • Timed Up and Go (TUG) [ Time Frame: Six weeks post-operatively ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mark W Miller, MD

416-381-0957mark.miller@sunnybrook.ca

Locations

Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4Y 1H1

Contacts

Mark W Miller, MD

mark.miller@sunnybrook.ca

Principal Investigator:

Hans J Kreder, MD MPH FRCSC

More Information

Sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Last update posted

Mar 5, 2014

Last verified

Mar, 2014

Keywords

  • Arthroplasty, Hip
  • Replacement, Hip
  • Postoperative Care
  • Rehabilitation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre on 2014-03-05.