Optimising patient function following elective Total Hip Replacement (THR) surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Rehabilitation after total hip replacement; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Hip osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13019951
• Lead Sponsor: Bangor University (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05-13
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty via a posterior approach which can either be cemented or uncemented
2. The joint affected should be the only severely arthritic joint, with no evidence of inflammatory arthropathy
3. Patient agreement to inclusion is also necessary

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dementia, or neurological impairment
2. Presence of cancer or muscle wasting illness, severe musculoskeletal impairment, unstable chronic or terminal illness, major depression, and co-morbid disease that contraindicates resistance training

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified