Pilot Study Into the Development of an Effective Home-based-exercise-strategy for Patients After THA Delivered on a Tablet-PC
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Hip
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
- Enrollment
- 30
- Primary Endpoint
- Adherence of a home-based rehabilitation program
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases of the musculoskeletal system in elderly. Patients with osteoarthritis experience pain, stiffness and loss of mobility. Due to ageing Western societies in the coming decades the number of elderly with osteoarthritis will progressively increase. Osteoarthritis is a common indicator for a Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA). A hip replacement is one of the most successful orthopedic surgeries. However, with regard to the postoperative rehabilitation a lot can be improved. The current situation after a THA is that physical therapy in the Netherlands is not prescribed by default. Patients are resigned from the hospital and receive home exercises. However, it is not clear whether patients actually carry out these exercises and whether they perform the exercises correctly.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Aged between 18 and 75 years
- •Living independent
- •Waiting for THA at either the Martini Hospital Groningen or the Medical Centre Leeuwarden in the Netherlands
Exclusion Criteria
- •Revision surgery
- •Medical conditions that disallow independent living
- •Cognitive impairment
- •Inability to sufficiently read and understand Dutch
- •Participating in another rehabilitation program
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Adherence of a home-based rehabilitation program
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Adherence to the rehabilitation program will be evaluated on the basis of the completion of the planned exercises.
Patient experience of a home-based rehabilitation program at week 4
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Patient experience will be done in week 4 (T1) with a questionnaire adapted from the sensing and action to support mobility in ambient assisted living subject evaluation form \[12,13\]. The questionnaire contains questions about the user experience, the perceived intensity of the intervention, coaching, wearing of the sensor, and acceptability of the technology.
Patient experience of a home-based rehabilitation program at week 12
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Patient experience will be done at week 12 at the end of the program (T2) with a questionnaire adapted from the sensing and action to support mobility in ambient assisted living subject evaluation form \[12,13\]. The questionnaire contains questions about the user experience, the perceived intensity of the intervention, coaching, wearing of the sensor, and acceptability of the technology.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in mobility (objective measurement (TUG))(6 months)
- Change in functional status (objective measurement (FTSST))(6 months)
- Change in health-related quality of life (self-reported measurement (SF-36))(6 months)
- Change in functional status and hip-related quality of life (self-reported measurement (HOOS))(6 months)
- Change in health-related quality of life (self-reported measurement (EQ-5D-3L))(6 months)