Recruiting

Physical Therapy

Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Code:

NCT04492462

Conditions

Hip Arthritis

Total Hip Arthroplasty

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Formal Physical Therapy

Self-directed Physical Therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will look to determine two different types of physical therapy regimens in patients who undergo anterior total hip replacement. We will compare the results of two groups. The first group, the "Formal Physical Therapy" group, will undergo standard physical therapy following their surgery. They will see a physical therapist in a physical therapy office after their surgery. Here, the therapist will work with the patient to strengthen muscles and improve their walking. The second group, the "Self-directed Physical Therapy" group, will undergo physical therapy in the comfort of their own home using common household items (chairs, steps, etc). These patients will be given a list of exercises and stretches to perform on their own. It is our goal to prove that formal physical therapy is not needed after anterior hip replacements.

Conditions

Hip Arthritis

Total Hip Arthroplasty

Study ID

NCT04492462

Start date

Oct 22, 2019

Status verified date

Sep, 2021

Completion date

Dec 31, 2023

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2023

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged between 18 and 80 years of age
  • Patients undergoing primary anterior total hip arthroplasty for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis
  • Patients with no previous invasive hip surgery (such as a previous hip replacement)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speaking persons will be excluded in our study.
  • Patients with a recent history (<1 year) of heart attack, stroke, and lung clots.
  • Previous invasive surgery on the hip undergoing replacement
  • Patients with dementia, Parkinson's, or other neurological disorders
  • Non-ambulatory patients
  • Patients with impaired ability to consent, whether because of mental illness or otherwise
  • Patients being discharged to a rehabilitation center
  • Patients that experience intra-operative complications

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Formal Physical Therapy

experimental: Self-directed Physical Therapy

Interventions

Formal Physical Therapy

Patients will undergo standard physical therapy following their surgery with a physical therapist in an office

Self-directed Physical Therapy

Patients will undergo self-directed physical therapy in the comfort of their own home by completing a list of exercises and stretches without the direct supervision of a physical therapist in a physical therapist office

Primary outcome measure

  • Change inHarris Hip Score (HHS) [ Time Frame: assessed 1,3,6, and 12 months after total hip replacement to assess change at each time point following surgery ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Daniel C Mascarenhas, MD

732-235-7869daniel.mascarenhas@rutgers.edu

Locations

University Orthopaedic Associates

Recruiting

Somerset, New Jersey, United States, 08873

Contacts

Stephen Kayiaros, MD

732-537-0909

Principal Investigator:

Stephen Kayiaros, MD

Robert Wood Johnson Somerset Hospital

Recruiting

Somerville, New Jersey, United States, 08876

Contacts

Daniel C Mascarenhas, MD

732-235-7869

More Information

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Last update posted

Sep 16, 2021

Last verified

Sep, 2021

Keywords

  • Total Hip Arthroplasty
  • Anterior Approach
  • Physical Therapy

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on 2021-09-16.