Improving long term physical activity before and after joint replacement surgery.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical activity; Osteoarthritis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Joint replacement; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000357358
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Tasmania

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-03-08
• Study Completion: 2021-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

All new and existing (<6 months on list) patients on the LGH surgery wait list, 18 - 80 years and under.

Exclusion Criteria

Unstable medical conditions whereby participation in exercise may present an additional health risk as determined by the consulting surgeon. Participants with Parkinson's disease or similar progressive neurological conditions and participants confined to a wheelchair will be excluded. As well, potential participants unable to attend testing sessions, commit to 12 continuous weeks of exercise classes, or unable to provide independent informed consent to participate will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measure is daily physical activity (daily step count). Participants will wear an activity monitor (activePAL) for seven consecutive days. Data from the device will be recorded and uploaded to a computer. This data will be averaged over the seven days of activity to calculate a daily step count. Percentage of the day spend in sedentary activities will also be recorded. [This measure will be taken upon entry to the study (TEST 1), and at approximately six months (TEST 2), and then six months after surgery (TEST 3). ]