Return to Golf After Orthopaedic Surgery

Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Golfing After Orthopaedic Surgery: a Longitudinal Follow-up (GOLF) Project

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05675618
• Other study ID #: 2021-0437
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: January 9, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 2025

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
• Contact: Andrew Creighton, DO
• Phone: 646-344-4340
• Email: creightona[@]hss.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 432
• Est. completion date: December 2025
• Est. primary completion date: January 2025
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18+ years

• A self-reported golfer

• Able to consent to treatment

• Indicated for one of the following surgical procedures: total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, revision hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, revision shoulder arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to complete follow-up questionnaires

• Declining operative management

• No desire to return to golf postoperatively

• Medical problem that affects the patient's ability to play golf (e.g., angina, shortness of breath, etc.)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hip Osteoarthritis
• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis, Hip
• Shoulder Osteoarthritis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh	Edinburgh
United States	Hospital for Special Surgery	New York	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York	Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Prevalence of return to golf following joint arthroplasty	Patients will be asked if they have returned to golf (putting, chipping, 9 holes, 18 holes, etc) following joint arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively
Secondary	Golf awareness after arthroplasty score	This questionnaire assesses awareness of the joint replacement while playing golf and engaging in specific golf activities. A higher score represents more awareness, whereas a lower score represents less awareness.	Up to 1 year postoperatively
Secondary	Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (HOOS JR)	The HOOS JR measures overall hip health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total hip disability and 100 represents perfect hip health. This will be administered specifically to patients undergoing hip arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively
Secondary	Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS JR)	The KOOS JR measures overall knee health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total knee disability and 100 represents perfect knee health. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo knee arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively
Secondary	American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Score (ASES)	The ASES measures shoulder function on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents worse function and 100 represents best function. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo shoulder arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively