Osteoarthritis, Hip
Conditions
Brief summary
Lower limb osteoarthritis is a major health problem in the westernized countries. The current gold standard treatment is joint replacement. However clinical guidelines recommend physical therapy as first option for these patients. Manual therapy has reported good reports in function, range of motion and pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis. The main aim of this study is to test the effects of a manual therapy protocol based on manual traction mobilization of the hip joint in an end range position and compare them with the effects achieve with the same protocol based on manual traction mobilization of the hip joint in a resting position. The investigators will use the caudal traction mobilization described by Kaltenborn. The study will test the effects of both treatments in passive range of motion, function and pain after three weeks of treatment, three weeks after finalizing the treatment and six weeks after.
Interventions
OTHERManual caudal traction mobilization in resting position
OTHERManual caudal traction mobilization in end range position
OTHERSelftreatment
Each subject is advice to do some exercises at home
Sponsors
Universidad de Zaragoza
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Hip osteoarthritis diagnosis * Diminished range of motion * Sign the informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Contraindications to Manual Therapy. * Sensitivity impairments in low back, pelvis, knee or foot regions. * Being involved in other physical therapy treatments * To change medication use during the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Passive Hip Range of Motion after intervention, at 3 weeks post-intervention and at 6 weeks post intervention | 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes from Baseline in Functional Tests (TUG, fast-paced walk test, stair climb test, 30sec. chair stand test), after intervention, at 3 weeks post-intervention and at 6 weeks post intervention | 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks |
| Change from Baseline in Pain on the Visual Analog Scale after intervention, at 3 weeks post-intervention and at 6 weeks post intervention | 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks |
| Change from Baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scale after intervention and at 6 weeks post intervention | 3 weeks, 9 weeks |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed