The effects of a combined lifestyle intervention in overweight patients with hip osteoarthritis: a pilot study

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University Medical Center Groningen0 个研究点目标入组 25 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2024年2月28日

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•Patients of 40 years and older with a calculated body mass index of 25 or more and radiographic and/or clinical evidence of hip osteoarthritis. The osteoarthritis presents with pain in combination with either (a) hip internal rotation equal or more than 15º, pain present on internal rotation of the hip, morning stiffness of the hip equal or less than 60 min or (b) hip internal rotation less than 15º, and hip flexion equal or less than 115º.

•Patients with severe medical conditions that prevents safe participation in an exercise program (such as angina pectoris, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, insulin-dependent diabetes, psychiatric disease, renal disease, renal disease, liver disease, active cancer other than skin cancer, anaemia); symptoms of feet or ankle which could interfere with exercise programs; in case of rheumatic arthritis; an inability to walk without a cane or other assistive device; participation in another research study; inability to finish the study or unlikely to be compliant to the opinion of the clinical staff, because of frailty, illness, co morbidity or other reasons. Additionally patients who are not able to fill in a questionnaire as a result of language problems or dementia will be excluded.

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University Medical Center Groningen