The Experiences of Patients With Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome.

NCT ID: NCT03720587

Last Updated: 2023-09-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-01

Study Completion Date

2019-04-12

Brief Summary

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Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing pain on the outside of the hip. This study aims to explore the experiences, beliefs and expectations of patients with GTPS, using semi-structured interviews.

Detailed Description

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Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing pain on the outside of the hip. There is growing evidence to suggest that psychological barriers to recovery are present in patients with peripheral pain. The experiences and beliefs of patients suffering with GTPS are unknown. This study aims to explore the experiences, beliefs and expectations of patients with GTPS, using semi-structured interviews to inform the development of interventions for evaluation in future research.

Conditions

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Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Semi-structured interviews

Semi-struuctured telephone interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults \> 16
* Able to speak and understand the English language
* Patients seen in a Specialist Consultant lead clinic who have been given the diagnosis of lateral hip pain, Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS), Trochanteric Bursitis or Gluteal Tendinopathy.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inflammatory conditions
* Systemic / Infective disease
* Previous diagnosis of Fibromyalgia or persistent multi-joint pain.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Stephens G, O'Neill S, Mottershead C, Hawthorn C, Yeowell G, Littlewood C. "It's just like a needle going into my hip, basically all of the time". The experiences and perceptions of patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome in the UK National Health Service. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2020 Jun;47:102175. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102175. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32452392 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ROH18ORTH15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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