Walking Skill Training Program Effects in Patients With Total Hip Arthroplasty

NCT ID: NCT00808483

Last Updated: 2015-01-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2011-04-30

Brief Summary

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Rehabilitation plays an important part after total hip arthroplasty. In this common practice few studies have been performed on this issue.

The aims of this study were:

1. to examine the immediate effects of a walking skill training program on walking, stair climbing, balance, self-reported physical functioning physical functioning, pain and self-efficacy compared to a control group without supervised physiotherapy
2. to examine whether the effects persisted 12 months after surgery

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip Exercise Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Walking skill training group

Participation in the supervised walking skill training program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Walking skill training program

Intervention Type OTHER

12 individualized training sessions containing functional exercises like walking, stair climbing, balance training and with supervision and guidance from a physiotherapist.

Control group

No participation in the supervised walking skill training program

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Walking skill training program

12 individualized training sessions containing functional exercises like walking, stair climbing, balance training and with supervision and guidance from a physiotherapist.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary cox arthrosis
* Good written and oral Norwegian language

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe hip arthrosis in the other hip or severe gon arthrosis that restricted walking
* Neurological disorders
* Rheumatoid arthritis
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Oslo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kristi E Heiberg, PhD

Registrered physiotherapist, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kristi E Heiberg, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oslo

Kristi E Heiberg, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken

Locations

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Department of health science, University of Oslo

Oslo, Oslo 0317, Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

Other Identifiers

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2008/2325

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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