What is the effect on independent recovery of using pedometers as a tool to prescribe exercise following total hip replacement? A two arm randomised controlled trial

niversity of East Anglia0 个研究点目标入组 160 人开始时间: 2015年2月25日最近更新: 2021年5月24日

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•1. Patient is on the waiting list for primary elective unilateral THR
•2. Patient is 18 years of age or older
•3. Patient is able to walk at least 10m pre-operation without walking aids, if the patient is unable to walk pre-operation it is believed that the patient will be able to walk post-THR
•4. Patients operation is scheduled to be at least 2 weeks away
•5. Patients have no other prosthetic implants
•6. The surgeon that is performing the operation performs operations in both the independent and NHS hospital

•1. Patient is unable to give informed consent
•2. Patient is having two different procedures combined together in one operation
•3. Patients cannot comprehend English and do not have a friend, relative or care giver who is willing to translate for them
•4. Patient is currently undertaking a custodial sentence
•5. Patient already has a prosthetic hip in the other femur or patient is undergoing replacement of a previously implanted prosthetic hip
•6. If the participants suffer an operative or perioperative complication they will be excluded from the study at this stage
•7. Participants who suffer from any absolute or relative contraindication to exercise
•8. For this this study partial proximal femur resection (PFR) will not be considered a form of THR
•9. Patient lives in a care home
•10. A reason for the patients to undergo THR is due to a form of cancer

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niversity of East Anglia