THE EFFECTS OF A SIX-WEEK PHYSIOTHERAPIST-LED EXERCISE AND EDUCATION INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS AWAITING ARTHROPLASTY IN GAUTENG
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal DiseasesOsteoarthritis, Chronic Pain
- Registration Number
- PACTR201507001186115
- Lead Sponsor
- CT Postgraduate Funding
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Patients from Helen Joseph Hospital, Gauteng
Aged 50 ¿ 70 years
Diagnosed with OA of one of the lower extremities: Knee or hip
Waitlisted for arthroplasty of the affected joint.
Can comprehend and literate in English, Afrikaans or isiZulu.
Minimum of 3 months on the waiting list.
Previous trauma/ surgery to the unaffected limb.
Diagnosis of bilateral lower limb arthritis as per the waiting list information, i.e. if a patient is on the waiting list for bilateral surgery and / or has been diagnosed with other conditions of the lower limb that may be attributing to the symptoms. Information confirmed during the initial telephonic interview and recorded in medical records.
Cognitive impairment as recorded in the medical records.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Severity and Interference
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability as measured by the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire;Function as measured by the Physical Performance task battery;Self-efficacy as measured by the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-Item Scale;Health-related quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D;Body Mass Index