A study to test the feasibility for adding a home-based Prehabilitation program prior to having total hip or knee surgery in older patients.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- SarcopaeniaFrailtyMalnutritionMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersDiet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000138583
- Lead Sponsor
- Monash Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
•Patients > 65 years of age, any gender
•Screen positive for frailty (FRAIL scale)
•Planned for elective unilateral hip or knee arthroplasty within 3-6 months
•Able to access and operate a mobile phone
•Able to participate successfully in a home-based exercise program
Exclusion Criteria
•Bilateral or redo procedures
•Any condition or circumstances preventing accurate completion of prehabilitation programs such as psychological, social, physical or technological. This does not automatically exclude cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) patients and interpreter services will be employed to ensure capture of this important demographic.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method