Get Fit for Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery: a pre-operative program of education, self-management and exercise for people waiting for hip and knee joint replacement surgery.
- Conditions
- Hip osteoarthritisKnee osteoarthritisMusculoskeletal - OsteoarthritisPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000539932
- Lead Sponsor
- Jason Wallis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
1. Adult aged at least 18 years
2. On the waiting list (or being evaluated for) for elective hip or knee joint replacement surgery
3. Diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis
4. Living independently in the community (either at home or in a retirement village)
5. Able to understand basic English. This criterion will be passed if potential participants are able to report risk factors back to recruiters after explanation of the project.
6. Received medical clearance to participate
1. Have severe pathology that would affect participation in the exercise component of the intervention program (e.g. severe rheumatoid arthritis, hemiparesis)
2. Live in supported accommodation (either low level of high level care)
3. Have moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment (defined as a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire score of less than 7 (Pfeiffer, 1975)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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