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Hip Osteoarthritis: effect of combining Pain coping skills training with Exercise and education - HOPE trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic hip pain
Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
Registration Number
ACTRN12614000230651
Lead Sponsor
The University of Melbourne
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
142
Inclusion Criteria

Persistent hip pain for more than 3 months and for most days of the past month

Self-reported average walking pain level over the past week of equal to or greater than 4 out of 10 on a numeric rating scale

Ability to travel to one of the study Physiotherapy clinics

Current email address and access to a computer with broadband internet connection

Able to commit approximately 12 months to the study

Exclusion Criteria

Hip joint replacement on the painful side

Knee replacement on either side within the previous 6 months

Planning hip joint or knee surgery within the past/next 12 months

Current or past (within 3 months) oral or intra-articular corticosteroid use

Systemic arthritic conditions

Self-reported high-level depression (score of >21 on the depression subscale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)

Other muscular, joint or neurological condition affecting lower limb function

Undertaken a previous behavioural treatment program in the past 12 months

Physiotherapy treatment or exercises specifically for the back, hip and knee in past 6 months

Unable to comply with protocol

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Average walking hip pain - Numeric rating scale[Baseline, 8, 24 and 52 weeks after baseline ];Self reported physical function - Physical function subscale of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index<br>(WOMAC)[Baseline, 8, 24 and 52 weeks after baseline ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Global rating of change. Participant perceived response to treatment - Participants will rate their perceived change in pain, physical function and change overall with treatment (compared to baseline) on a 7-point ordinal scale.[Baseline, 8, 24 and 52 weeks after baseline ];Self reported pain - Pain subscale of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index<br>(WOMAC)[Baseline, 8, 24 and 52 weeks after baseline ];Habitual physical activity - Physical activity for the elderly (PASE)[Baseline, 8, 24 and 52 weeks after baseline ];Health related quality of life assessed using the Quality of Life instrument version 2 (AQoLII)[Baseline, 8, 24 and 52 weeks after baseline ];Self reported psychological measures<br><br>Arthritis Self Efficacy Scale<br>Pain Catastrophising Scale<br>Coping Strategies Questionnaire<br>Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS-21) Questionnaire[Baseline, 8, 24 and 52 weeks after baseline ]
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