The effect of group work-circuit and individualised physiotherapy treatments for orthopaedic patients: a randomised control trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Orthopaedic; Total Knee Replacement; Total Hip Replacement; Hip fractures; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001196730
• Lead Sponsor: Bond University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-10-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

Participants were in-patients of the rehabilitation ward of John Flynn Private Hospital. They had to have had a Total Hip Replacement (THR), Total Knee Replacement (TKR) or other hip pathologies/fractures. All participants had to be able to weight bear although full, partial or touch weight bearing were accepted.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants were excluded if they had surgery on both limbs, if they were non-weight bearing, if discharged directly home from the orthopaedic ward or to the day patient program, if they had a neurological condition, auto-immune disorders, unstable cardiac or cardiovascular conditions. Participants were also excluded if they werecognitively impaired, presenting with a mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score less than 24/30.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified