Maximal Strength Training in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: Implementing Evidence Based Rehabilitation Into Clinical Practice, and the Influence of Supervised Training

Norwegian University of Science and Technology1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentAugust 2015

ConditionsMuscle Weakness

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Muscle Weakness
Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Muscular strength
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Conventional rehabilitation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) does not seem to restore muscular strength or walking speed. Three-5 years after surgery patients are still not fully rehabilitated. This study evaluates the effects of maximal strength training on the muscular strength in leg press and abduction in patients undergoing THA. Aim of the study is to increase the patients physical function through evidence-based rehabilitation in clinical practice, with gradually less supervision.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 2015

End Date

August 2017

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•scheduled for total hip arthroplasty (THA)
•living nearby Trondheim
•diagnosis of primary osteoarthritis as the main cause for elective THA
•ASA score of I-III (stable)

Exclusion Criteria

•muscular or skeletal disease which might influence the training and/or physical testing performance
•communication difficulties
•postoperatively discharged to a rehabilitation institution
•THA in the bilateral hip that is not fully rehabilitated.