PT vs no PT Following THA
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis
- Interventions
- Procedure: Outpatient physiotherapyProcedure: Self-guided physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- NCT02687945
- Lead Sponsor
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if outpatient physiotherapy results in improved and/or more rapid achievement of functional outcomes and quality of life in comparison to those patients who do not undergo outpatient physiotherapy after total hip arthroplasty
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Any patient undergoing unilateral primary total hip arthroplasty with age > 60
Exclusion Criteria
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis or other peripheral inflammatory disease
- Avascular necrosis
- Revision or conversion THA
- Post-septic osteoarthritis
- Patients discharged to a rehabilitation unit or other form of respite care such as a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation center, convalescent home, long-term care facility or nursing home
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Outpatient physiotherapy Outpatient physiotherapy two weeks of in-home physiotherapy following total hip replacement followed by two months of outpatient physiotherapy with 2-3 weekly sessions No outpatient physiotherapy Self-guided physiotherapy two weeks of in-home physiotherapy following total hip replacement followed by two months of self-guided physiotherapy exercises
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Harris Hip Score 4 weeks This is a validated instrument
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method