Optimising patient function following elective Total Hip Replacement (THR) surgery

The effect of resisted muscle strengthening exercises on patient function following elective Total Hip Replacement (THR) surgery: a prospective, single blind, randomised, controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13019951

Enrollment

Registered

2011-05-13

Start date

2010-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Rehabilitation after total hip replacement Musculoskeletal Diseases Hip osteoarthritis

Interventions

1. Patients will be randomised to either be in the control group (standard rehabilitation regime) or the intervention group 2. All patients in either group will have assessments pre-operatively and po

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty via a posterior approach which can either be cemented or uncemented 2. The joint affected should be the only severely arthritic joint, with no evidence of inflammatory arthropathy 3. Patient agreement to inclusion is also necessary

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Dementia, or neurological impairment 2. Presence of cancer or muscle wasting illness, severe musculoskeletal impairment, unstable chronic or terminal illness, major depression, and co-morbid disease that contraindicates resistance training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Objective measures of physical function (related to activities of daily living): 1.1. Timed up and go test 1.2. Six minute walk test 1.3. Gait speed, stair climbing performance, and sit to stand score 1.4. Maximal voluntary contraction of quadriceps muscle and hip abductors The outcomes will be measured pre-operatively and post-operatively at 6 weeks, 6 months and 1 year	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Subjective measures of physical function (Oxford Hip Score (OHS) and Western Ontario and McMasters University Osteoarthitis Personal Function (WOMAC PF) subscale 2. Short questionnaire to assess health enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) 3. EuroQoL Quality of life index 4. Objective assessment of physical activity (pedometers for 3 days to assess activity pre-operatively and during the intervention) as well as clinical assessment 5. Recovery locus of control questionnaire, theory of planned behaviour questionnaire, modified zung depression index and modified somatic perception questionnaire will be used to assess motivation to exercise, mood, and perceptions in the recruited population The outcomes will be measured pre-operatively and post-operatively at 6 weeks, 6 months and 1 year	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Subjective measures of physical function (Oxford Hip Score (OHS) and Western Ontario and McMasters University Osteoarthitis Personal Function (WOMAC PF) subscale 2. Short questionnaire to assess health enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) 3. EuroQoL Quality of life index 4. Objective assessment of physical activity (pedometers for 3 days to assess activity pre-operatively and during the intervention) as well as clinical assessment 5. Recovery locus of control questionnaire, theory of planned behaviour questionnaire, modified zung depression index and modified somatic perception questionnaire will be used to assess motivation to exercise, mood, and perceptions in the recruited population The outcomes will be measured pre-operatively and post-operatively at 6 weeks, 6 months and 1 year

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026