The effectiveness of preoperative heat therapy and high-intensity interval training for prehabilitation in patients awaiting hip or knee arthroplasties

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Prehabilitation; Arthroplasty; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001358235
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Kate Thomas

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-13
• Study Completion: 2021-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 2 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 93

Inclusion Criteria

Patient meets the threshold for elective primary arthroplasty at Dunedin Public Hospital or is expected to meet the threshold within the next year;
- Patient has radiographic evidence of severe OA (Kellgren Lawrence grade 3 or 4);
- Patient gives written consent;
- Patient is able to travel to the study centre to complete all sessions.

Exclusion Criteria

- Contraindication to maximal exercise testing;
- Angina;
- Recent myocardial infarction (< 3 months ago);
- Implanted cardiac device (i.e. ICD, pacemaker etc.);
- Revision arthroplasty;
- Charnley C type patients
- Staged bilateral total joint replacement
- Upper-limb pathology that limits upper-limb exercise, e.g., shoulder-joint osteoarthritis;
- Heat intolerance;
- Any other medical condition deemed a significant risk to study participation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak oxygen consumption (assessed via the collection of expired gases [O2 & CO2] during cardiopulmonary exercise testing)[Baseline, 12-weeks and end of home-based maintenance phase.]