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Clinical Trials/NCT00808483
NCT00808483
Completed
Not Applicable

Effect of a Walking Skill Training Program in Patients Who Have Undergone Total Hip Arthroplasty: Followup One Year After Surgery

University of Oslo1 site in 1 country68 target enrollmentOctober 2008

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Sponsor
University of Oslo
Enrollment
68
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
6 Minutes Walk Test (6MWT)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Rehabilitation plays an important part after total hip arthroplasty. In this common practice few studies have been performed on this issue.

The aims of this study were:

  1. to examine the immediate effects of a walking skill training program on walking, stair climbing, balance, self-reported physical functioning physical functioning, pain and self-efficacy compared to a control group without supervised physiotherapy
  2. to examine whether the effects persisted 12 months after surgery
Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2008
End Date
April 2011
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Kristi E Heiberg, PhD

Registrered physiotherapist, PhD

University of Oslo

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Primary cox arthrosis
  • Good written and oral Norwegian language

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe hip arthrosis in the other hip or severe gon arthrosis that restricted walking
  • Neurological disorders
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

6 Minutes Walk Test (6MWT)

Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months

Participants walked in a 40 meter hospital corridor for 6 minutes.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Index of Muscle Function (IMF)(5 months and 12 months)
  • Figure-of-eight Test(5 months and 12 months)
  • Hip Dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)(5 months and 12 months)
  • Harris Hip Score (HHS)(5 months and 12 months)
  • Self-efficacy(5 months and 12 months)
  • Stair Climbing Test (ST)(5 months and 12 months)
  • ROM Extension(5 months and 12 months)

Study Sites (1)

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