Investigating the effects of exercise and self-management education on pain and function in patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head.Osteonecrosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220510054814N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Kharazmi University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 53
Inclusion Criteria
Diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the femoral head according to the diagnostic criteria of AVN from grade I to IV (based on ARCO classification criteria)
Hip pain/ decreased mobility
Ability to read and write and access to a smartphone or tablet
Age over 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
Participation in a physical therapy program, and regular exercise therapy during the last 6 months
Being on the waiting list for joint replacement surgery (in the next 3 months)
Hip/ knee replacement surgery
Patients who cannot complete therapeutic exercises for a period of three months
Severe osteoporosis
Severe medical, neurological, or psychiatric conditions
Failure to fill out the consent form
Severe osteonecrosis of the knee/ severe knee osteoarthritis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain and pain in functional activities. Timepoint: Will be measured at the baseline, after the end of 3 months intervention, and after the end of 4 months follow up. Method of measurement: Using a 10 cm numeric pain rating scale during walking and sitting to stand, also pain for the last two weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method