Functional exercise after total hip replacement (FEATHER) a randomised control trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Tara Cusack³  Wayne Hing¹  Tim Grant²  Brenda Monaghan⁴ 

[1]Head of Department, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medecine, Bond University, Robina, QLD 4229, Austalia

[2]Centre for Support and Training in Analysis and Research (CSTAR), School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, Woodview House, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

[3]Physiotherapy and Population Science, School of Public Health, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

[4]Department of Physiotherapy, Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, Co Meath, Republic of Ireland

关键词: Physiotherapy;    Functional exercise;    Late stage exercise;    Total hip replacement;   

Others  :  1134407
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2474-13-237

 received in 2012-09-27, accepted in 2012-11-19,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Prolonged physical impairments in range of movement, postural stability and walking speed are commonly reported following total hip replacement (THR). It is unclear from the current body of evidence what kind of exercises should be performed to maximize patient function and quality of life.

Methods/design

This will be a single blind multi centre randomized control trial with two arms. Seventy subjects post primary total hip arthroplasty will be randomized into either an experimental group (n=35), or to a control group (n=35). The experimental group will attend a functional exercise class twice weekly for a six week period from week 12 to week 18 post surgery. The functional exercise group will follow a circuit based functional exercise class supervised by a chartered Physiotherapist. The control group will receive usual care. The principal investigator (BM) will perform blinded outcome assessments on all patients using validated measures for pain, stiffness, and function using the Western Ontario and Mc Master Universities Osteoarthritis index (WOMAC). This is the primary outcome measurement tool. Secondary outcome measurements include Quality of life (SF-36), 6 min walk test, Visual Analogue Scale, and the Berg Balance score. The WOMAC score will be collated on day five post surgery and repeated at week twelve and week eighteen. All other measurements will be taken at week 12 and repeated at week eighteen. In addition a blinded radiologist will measure gluteus medius cross sectional area using real time ultrasound for all subjects at week 12 and at week 18 to determine if the functional exercise programme has any effect on muscle size.

Discussion

This randomised controlled trial will add to the body of evidence on the relationship between muscle size, functional ability, balance, quality of life and time post surgery in patients following total hip arthroplasty. The CONSORT guidelines will be followed to throughout. Ethical approval has been gained from the Ethics committee Health Services Executive Dublin North East.

Trial registration

This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (a service of the United States National Institutes of Health) identifier NCT01683201

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Monaghan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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