Rehabilitation after elective total hip replacement.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Total hip replacement; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000167965
• Lead Sponsor: The Canberra Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Have had an elective total hip replacement.
2. Be able to full weight bear post operatively/ weight bear as tolerated.
3. Reside within the normal service provision area post operatively.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Total hip replacement surgery for metastatic disease, pathological fractures, infection or acute trauma.
2. Revision total hip replacement surgery.
3. Inability to provide informed consent due to poor understanding of explanation and unable to follow independently a home exercise program.
4. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) activity level < 2 pre operatively.
5. Persons under the age of 18.
6. Inabliity to provide informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life by the Short form 36 questionnaire (SF36)[Pre operatively, 5, 12 , & 26 weeks post operatively];Self reported Hip function by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)[Pre operatively, 5, 12, & 26 weeks post operatively]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mobility by the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)[Pre operatively, 5, 12, & 26 weeks post operatively]