Walking Skill Training Program Effects in Patients With Total Hip Arthroplasty

January 8, 2015 updated by: Kristi E Heiberg, PhD, University of Oslo

Effect of a Walking Skill Training Program in Patients Who Have Undergone Total Hip Arthroplasty: Followup One Year After Surgery

Rehabilitation plays an important part after total hip arthroplasty. In this common practice few studies have been performed on this issue.

The aims of this study were:

  1. to examine the immediate effects of a walking skill training program on walking, stair climbing, balance, self-reported physical functioning physical functioning, pain and self-efficacy compared to a control group without supervised physiotherapy
  2. to examine whether the effects persisted 12 months after surgery

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

68

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
    • Oslo 0317
      • Oslo, Oslo 0317, Norway, 1089 Blindern
        • Department of health science, University of Oslo

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

45 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary cox arthrosis
  • Good written and oral Norwegian language

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe hip arthrosis in the other hip or severe gon arthrosis that restricted walking
  • Neurological disorders
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Walking skill training group
Participation in the supervised walking skill training program.
Other: Walking skill training program
12 individualized training sessions containing functional exercises like walking, stair climbing, balance training and with supervision and guidance from a physiotherapist.
No Intervention: Control group
No participation in the supervised walking skill training program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
6 Minutes Walk Test (6MWT)
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Participants walked in a 40 meter hospital corridor for 6 minutes.
5 months and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hip Dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Self-reported symptoms, pain, physical function, function in sport and recreation, quality of life. 0 (worse) - 100 (best)
5 months and 12 months
Harris Hip Score (HHS)
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Pain and physical function. 0 (worse) - 100 (best)
5 months and 12 months
Self-efficacy
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Self-reported self-efficacy in activities. 0 (worse) - 100 (best).
5 months and 12 months
Stair Climbing Test (ST)
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Ascend and descend 8 steps with a step hight of 16 cm as fast as they could without running. Few seconds (best) - many seconds (worse)
5 months and 12 months
ROM Extension
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Active range of motion (ROM) in hip extension test. Degrees is registered. 0 degrees indicates zero position of the hip, minus digrees indicates flexion contracture.
5 months and 12 months
Index of Muscle Function (IMF)
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Tests of general mobility, muscle strength, balance/coordination, and endurance. 40 (worse) - 0 (best)
5 months and 12 months
Figure-of-eight Test
Time Frame: 5 months and 12 months
Test of dynamic balance. Number of steps on and outside the line is registered. 0 (best)
5 months and 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Oslo

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kristi E Heiberg, PhD, University of Oslo
  • Principal Investigator: Kristi E Heiberg, PhD, Bærum Hospital Vestre Viken

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 12, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

December 15, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 9, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 8, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2008/2325

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