Maximal Strength Training in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty

Maximal Strength Training in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: Implementing Evidence Based Rehabilitation Into Clinical Practice, and the Influence of Supervised Training

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02498093

Enrollment

Registered

2015-07-15

Start date

2015-08-31

Completion date

2017-08-31

Last updated

2020-04-22

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Conditions

Muscle Weakness

Keywords

Resistance training, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Professional-Patient Relations, Evidence-based practice

Brief summary

Conventional rehabilitation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) does not seem to restore muscular strength or walking speed. Three-5 years after surgery patients are still not fully rehabilitated. This study evaluates the effects of maximal strength training on the muscular strength in leg press and abduction in patients undergoing THA. Aim of the study is to increase the patients physical function through evidence-based rehabilitation in clinical practice, with gradually less supervision.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMaximal strength training

BEHAVIORALconventional rehabilitation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* scheduled for total hip arthroplasty (THA) * living nearby Trondheim * diagnosis of primary osteoarthritis as the main cause for elective THA * ASA score of I-III (stable)

Exclusion criteria

* muscular or skeletal disease which might influence the training and/or physical testing performance * communication difficulties * postoperatively discharged to a rehabilitation institution * THA in the bilateral hip that is not fully rehabilitated.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Muscular strength	3 months	leg press (kg), abduction (kg)
muscular strength	1 year	leg press (kg), abduction (kg)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Physical function	up to 1 year	Harris hip score, 6 min walking test
Bone mineral density	up to 1 year	Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026