A Randomised Controlled Trial of Activity Monitors to Improve Activity Level after Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- osteoarthritic knee painknee arthroplastyosteoarthritic hip painhip arthroplastyMusculoskeletal - OsteoarthritisPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000694415
- Lead Sponsor
- orth Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1.TKA and THA under the care of A/Prof Justin Roe, A/Prof Leo Pinczewski, Dr Michael O’Sullivan, Dr Matthew Lyons or Dr Ben Gooden
2.Adult subject without intellectual or mental disability
3.Surgery between May 2016 and October 2016 at the Mater Hospital
4.Be willing to provide written informed consent and participate in a research program be randomised to device feedback
5.Be able to complete all the post operative assessments
Exclusion Criteria
1.They have Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or other inflammatory disease
2.They undergo THA after an acute femoral fracture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean daily steps in first 2 weeks after surgery assessed with the Garmin Vivofit Activity Monitor<br>[2 weeks post operatively];Mean daily steps at 6 weeks after surgery with the Garmin Vivofit Activity Monitor[6 weeks post operatively]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean daily steps at 6 months after surgery with the Garmin Vivofit device<br>[6 months postoperatively];Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score<br>[6 months after surgery];Knee Society Scale Patient Satisfaction Score[6 months after surgery];Hospital length of stay (days) by review of medical records[6 weeks after surgery]