Total hip arthroplasty. Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomly allocated into one of two groups.
Group 1: Receive standard care
Group 2: Receive standard care and walking based pedometer intervention
Sponsors
University of East Anglia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient is on the waiting list for primary elective unilateral THR 2. Patient is 18 years of age or older 3. Patient is able to walk at least 10m pre-operation without walking aids, if the patient is unable to walk pre-operation it is believed that the patient will be able to walk post-THR 4. Patients operation is scheduled to be at least 2 weeks away 5. Patients have no other prosthetic implants 6. The surgeon that is performing the operation performs operations in both the independent and NHS hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient is unable to give informed consent 2. Patient is having two different procedures combined together in one operation 3. Patients cannot comprehend English and do not have a friend, relative or care giver who is willing to translate for them 4. Patient is currently undertaking a custodial sentence 5. Patient already has a prosthetic hip in the other femur or patient is undergoing replacement of a previously implanted prosthetic hip 6. If the participants suffer an operative or perioperative complication they will be excluded from the study at this stage 7. Participants who suffer from any absolute or relative contraindication to exercise 8. For this this study partial proximal femur resection (PFR) will not be considered a form of THR 9. Patient lives in a care home 10. A reason for the patients to undergo THR is due to a form of cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxford Hip Score Measured pre-surgery and 4, 12 and 24 weeks post surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Hip dislocation 2. Quality of life measured by self-completed questionnaire 3. Physical activity level through accelerometry. Measured pre-surgery and 4, 12 and 24 weeks post surgery. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed