Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Code:

NCT05675618

Conditions

Hip Osteoarthritis

Knee Osteoarthritis

Shoulder Osteoarthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.

Conditions

Hip Osteoarthritis

Knee Osteoarthritis

Shoulder Osteoarthritis

Study ID

NCT05675618

Start date

Jan 9, 2023

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18+ years
  • A self-reported golfer
  • Able to consent to treatment
  • Indicated for one of the following surgical procedures: total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, revision hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, revision shoulder arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to complete follow-up questionnaires
  • Declining operative management
  • No desire to return to golf postoperatively
  • Medical problem that affects the patient's ability to play golf (e.g., angina, shortness of breath, etc.)

Study Design

Enrollment

432 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • Prevalence of return to golf following joint arthroplasty [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year postoperatively ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Andrew Creighton, DO

646-344-4340creightona@hss.edu

Jennifer Cheng

chengj@hss.edu

Locations

Hospital for Special Surgery

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10021

More Information

Sponsor

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Last update posted

Feb 13, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Keywords

  • return to golf, arthroplasty

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York on 2026-02-13.