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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12608000130369
ACTRN12608000130369
Completed
Phase 3

In adults with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, does exercise therapy and/or manual physiotherapy in addition to usual care reduce pain or disability?

niversity of Otago0 sites224 target enrollmentMarch 13, 2008

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Osteoarthritis/Hip
Sponsor
niversity of Otago
Enrollment
224
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 13, 2008
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients referred for an orthopaedic consultation for hip or knee osteoarthritis and consideration for joint replacement surgery and who meet clinical criteria for diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee according to American College of Rheumatology criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Previous knee or hip joint surgery;
  • \- any other surgical procedure of the lower limbs in the prior 6 months;
  • \- initiation of opioid analgesia or cortico\-steroid or analgesic injection intervention for hip or knee pain within prior 30 days;
  • \- rheumatoid arthritis of the hip or knee;
  • \- physical impairments preventing safe participation in exercise, manual therapy, walking or stationary cycling, such as: uncontrolled hypertension or AHA risk\-rating of A3B or higher; vision problems that affect mobility, neurogenic disorder, primary or debilitating back pain, advanced osteoporosis, body mass \>155kg, unable to ambulate 10m without an assistive device;
  • \- insufficient communication ability to comprehend or comply with assessment interventions;
  • \- stated inability to complete the proposed course of intervention and follow\-up.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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