None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This project primarily aims to investigate the efficacy of a physiotherapy program to treat hip joint osteoarthritis. Secondary aims are to assess changes in relevant musculoskeletal impairments with treatment, maintenance of treatment effects over 6 months and the cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy. Primary hypothesis: A 12-week multimodal physiotherapy program will result in significantly greater improvements in pain and physical function than sham physiotherapy immediately post-treatment in individuals with hip OA.
Interventions
A multimodal physiotherapy program, involving manual therapy, exercise and advice, delivered by experienced musculoskeletal Physiotherapists. There will be 10 treatment sessions over 12 weeks. The initial two sessions are 45 minutes each with subsequent sessions 30 minutes each. In order not to unblind potential participants, we are unable to provide a description of the physiotherapy program.
Sponsors
The University of Melbourne, School of Physiotherapy
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
People with hip osteoarthritis aged greater than 50 years fulfilling American College of Rheumatology classification criteria and reporting average hip pain >3 on visual analogue scale (to ensure a minimal level of pain) will be recruited. Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is defined as pain in the groin or hip region on most days of the past month, in addition to joint space narrowing and femoral or acetabular osteophytes on x-ray.
Exclusion criteria
The exclusion criteria are: (i) hip surgery within 6 months; (ii) awaiting hip joint replacement surgery due to the length of followup; (iii) current or past (within 3 months) oral or intra-articular corticosteroid use; (iv) systemic arthritic conditions; (v) history of hip or knee joint replacement or osteotomy; (vi) symptomatic knee OA or other muscular, joint or neurological condition affecting lower limb function; (vii) physiotherapy treatment or exercises specifically for hip and trunk in past 6 months; (viii) inability to walk unaided; (ix) unable to comply with protocol.
Outcome results
None listed