Randomized Controlled Trial of Total Hip Arthroplasty

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of total hip arthroplasty and conservative treatment to hip pain, to activities of daily life and to the quality of life in patients with hip osteoarthritis.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hip Arthritis; Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Total Hip Arthroplasty; Procedure: Physical Therapy

Detailed Description

The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to compare the effect of total hip arthroplasty and conservative treatment (that consists of self-driven exercises that physical therapists teach to the patients) to hip pain, to activities of daily life and to the quality of life in patients with hip osteoarthritis. Also the ill effects and cost effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty and conservative treatment are evaluated. Further more the aim is to investigate if total hip arthroplasty alleviates osteoarthritic pain in 12-month follow-up and if it enhances performance and quality of life.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 120
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Finland
  • Pohjois-Savo
    • Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo, Finland, 70029
      • Kuopio University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hip osteoarthritis that is in X-ray pictures ≥2 in Kellgren - Lawrence classification
• Primary osteoarthritis
• Patients symptoms of hip osteoarthritis are so severe, that an experienced orthopedist would suggest total hip arthroplasty as a treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients symptoms are so severe that total hip arthroplasty should be done within the next three months
• ASA > 3 (ASA physical status classification system)
• Normal contraindications to surgery
• Previous surgery to the same hip that has the osteoarthritis (including total hip arthroplasty, surgery for fracture, osteotomy, arthroscopy)
• The referring orthopedist has placed the patient in line for hip arthroplasty
• Secondary osteoarhritis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Operative Treatment; Total Hip Arthroplasty	Procedure: Total Hip Arthroplasty; Total Hip Arthroplasty for the treatment of hip arthritis.
Active Comparator: Conservative Treatment; Physical therapy	Procedure: Physical Therapy; Self-driven training according to the training plan instructed by physical therapist.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)	The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a widely used, proprietary set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints. The WOMAC measures five items for pain (score range 0-20), two for stiffness (score range 0-8), and 17 for functional limitation (score range 0-68). Physical functioning questions cover everyday activities such as stair use, standing up from a sitting or lying position, standing, bending, walking, getting in and out of a car, shopping, putting on or taking off socks, lying in bed, getting in or out of a bath, sitting, and heavy and light household duties. Higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations.	From baseline to one year
Harris Hip Score (HHS)	The Harris Hip Score (HHS) is a clinician-based outcome measure frequently used for the evaluation of patients following a total hip arthroplasty. Four subscales make up HHS. The first is pain, which measures pain severity (44 points); function, which is made up of daily activities and gait (47 points); the absence of deformity, which is a subscale that measures hip flexion, adduction, internal rotation, leg length discrepancy and range of motion measures.(4 points), and range of motion (5 points). The survey has 10 question items and scores range from 0-100 with higher scores representing less dysfunction and better outcomes.	From baseline to one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Sub Score Pain	The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a widely used, proprietary set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints. The WOMAC measures five items for pain (score range 0-20). Higher scores indicate worse pain.	From baseline to one year
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Sub Score Stiffness	The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a widely used, proprietary set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints. The WOMAC measures two items for stiffness (score range 0-8). Higher scores indicate worse stiffness.	From baseline to one year
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Sub Score Physical Function	The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a widely used, proprietary set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints. The WOMAC measures 17 items for functional limitation (score range 0-68). Physical functioning questions cover everyday activities such as stair use, standing up from a sitting or lying position, standing, bending, walking, getting in and out of a car, shopping, putting on or taking off socks, lying in bed, getting in or out of a bath, sitting, and heavy and light household duties. Higher scores indicate worse functional limitations.	From baseline to one year
30s Chair Stand Test	How many times a patient can stand up and sit down on a chair in 30 seconds. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	From baseline to one year
40m Fast-paced Walk Test	How fast can a patient walk 40 meters measured in seconds. Lower scores mean a better outcome.	From baseline to one year
Stair Climb Test	The time (in seconds) it takes to ascend and descend a flight of stairs. Lower scores mean a better outcome.	Baseline to one year
Grip Strength	Maximum grip strength with dominant hand. Three squeezes are measured with Jamar Hand Dynamometer. Higher scores mean a better outcome. Force is measured in kilograms.	Baseline to one year
Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36)	The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) is an self-reported measure of health. It stems from a study called the Medical Outcomes Study. It comprises 36 questions which cover eight domains of health: Limitations in physical activities because of health problems.; Limitations in social activities because of physical or emotional problems; Limitations in usual role activities because of physical health problems; Bodily pain; General mental health (psychological distress and well-being); Limitations in usual role activities because of emotional problems; Vitality (energy and fatigue); General health perceptions Patients or individuals are asked to fill out the questionnaire (tick boxes) by themselves and then it is scored by a clinician or researcher. Scores for the different domains are converted and pooled using a scoring key, for a total score indicating a range of low to high QOL.	Baseline to one year
painDetect	painDETECT is a nine-item questionnaire that consists of seven sensory symptom items for pain that are graded from 0= never to 5= strongly, one temporal item on pain-course pattern graded -1 to +1, and one spatial item on pain radiation graded 0 for no radiation or +2 for radiating pain. A total score that ranges from -1 to 38 can be calculated from the nine items, with higher scores indicating higher levels of neuropathic pain.	Baseline to one year
BMI	Body Mass Index (BMI). Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2.	Baseline to one year
Use of pain medication	Rate of pain medication use (paracetamol, NSAID and opioid pain medication) in four stage rating.; Not at all; Few days a month; Few days a week; Daily	Baseline to one year
Training diary	Patients keep a record of the training they do at home. The exercises are taught by the physical therapists and patients mark the number of days per week, that they have done the exercises.	Baseline to one year
Range of motion in hip extension	Measurement of hip extension in side lying position. Measurement is done by physical therapist with a goniometer and it is reported in degrees.	Baseline to one year
Range of motion in hip flexion	Measurement of hip flexion in side lying position. Measurement is done by physical therapist with a goniometer and it is reported in degrees.	Baseline to one year
Range of motion in hip inner rotation	Measurement of hip inner rotation in supine position. Measurement is done by physical therapist with a goniometer and it is reported in degrees.	Baseline to one year
Range of motion in hip outer rotation	Measurement of hip inner rotation in supine position. Measurement is done by physical therapist with a goniometer and it is reported in degrees.	Baseline to one year
Leg length discrepancy	Leg length is measured from the highest point of ileum. Measurement is done by physical therapist and reported in centimeters.	Baseline to one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kuopio University Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Aapo Talonpoika, Kuopio University Hospital; Study Director: Jari Arokoski, Kuopio University Hospital and Helsinki University Hospital; Principal Investigator: Lauri Karttunen, Kuopio University Hospital; Study Director: Hannu Luomajoki, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW Departement Gesundheit, Institut für Physiotherapie; Study Director: Jukka Huopio, Kuopio University Hospital; Study Director: Antti Jaroma, Kuopio University Hospital; Study Director: Joonas Sirola, Kuopio University Hospital; Study Chair: Heikki Kröger, Kuopio University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 13, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 26, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 23, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 22, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: THA; Total Hip Arthroplasty; Conservative Treatment; Hip Arthritis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Arthritis
• Other Study ID Numbers: 5203108

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No