Functional Exercise After Total Hip Replacement — FEATHER  

Hip Surgery Corrective Clinical Trial

Official title: Functional Exercise After Total Hip Replacement: A Randomised Controlled Late Phase Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this research project is to evaluate the efficacy of a specific functional exercise programme to improve pain, stiffness and physical function in patients post total hip replacement from week 12 to week 18 post surgery.

Clinical Trial Description

This will be a single blind randomised controlled trial with two arms. 70 subjects post primary total hip replacement will be randomised either to a functional; exercise group (n=35) or to a control group following usual care (n=35).

Blinded outcome assessments will be carried out on all subjects by the principal investigator using the Western Ontario and Mc Master arthritis index on day 5 , week 12 aand week 18.

Secondary outcomes measurements will also be collated at week 12 and week 18 including SF 12, 6 min walk test, Dynamometry, and a blinded radiologist will also measure glut med cross sectional area using real time ultrasound at week 12 and week 18. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hip Surgery Corrective

• NCT number: NCT01683201
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Health Service Executive, Ireland
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2012
• Completion date: February 2015