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Comparing two resources on pre-surgical physical activity and motivation for patients with hip/knee osteoarthritis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Hip osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis
Prehabilitation
Physical activity motivation
Behaviour change
Pre-surgical physical activity
Arthroplasty
Surgery - Other surgery
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
Registration Number
ACTRN12623000880640
Lead Sponsor
Jessica Calverley
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
280
Inclusion Criteria

Patients waitlisted through Dunedin Public Hospital for total hip or knee arthroplasty due to severe osteoarthritis
Answer no” to the following binary question: Do you currently do any exercise that increases your heart rate or breathing rate for more than 150 min per week?”
Medical clearance to participate in the study provided by clinical staff following orthopaedic or anaesthetic assessment prior to beginning PreHAB; those who are not provided clearance following their assessment will be withdrawn from the study by the study researchers and will continue with usual care.

Exclusion Criteria

Do not have severe osteoarthritis
Have not been approved for surgery nor cleared by attending clinical staff to participate in PreHAB
Perform more than 150 minutes of exercise per week

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in physical activity as assessed by the Stanford 7-Day Physical Activity Recall[Multiple timepoints: 1 week pre-appointment (baseline), 3 days post-appointment, 3 weeks post-appointment, 6 weeks post-appointment, 12 weeks post-appointment (primary timepoint)]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in capability, opportunity, motivation score as assessed by a COM-B Model of Behaviour questionnaire[Multiple timepoints: 1 week pre-appointment (baseline), 3 days post-appointment, 3 weeks post-appointment, 6 weeks post-appointment, 12 weeks post-appointment];Change in osteoarthritis index score as assessed by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.[Multiple timepoints: 1 week pre-appointment (baseline), 3 days post-appointment, 3 weeks post-appointment, 6 weeks post-appointment, 12 weeks post-appointment];Intervention Acceptability as measured by a questionnaire designed specifically for this study to provide more specific insight on subjective outcomes and acceptability of this behavioural intervention; administered to participants who receive PreHAB in the study.[12 weeks post-appointment]
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