Return to Golf After Orthopaedic Surgery

Golfing After Orthopaedic Surgery: a Longitudinal Follow-up (GOLF) Project

The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; Hip Osteoarthritis; Shoulder Osteoarthritis

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 432

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Andrew Creighton, DO; Phone Number: 646-344-4340; Email: creightona@hss.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Jennifer Cheng; Email: chengj@hss.edu

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Recruiting
    • Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh
    • Contact: Patrick Robinson
• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10021
      • Recruiting
      • Hospital for Special Surgery
      • Contact: Andrew Creighton

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients undergoing joint replacement surgery who are self-reported golfers and have a desire to return to golf postoperatively

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18+ years
• A self-reported golfer
• Able to consent to treatment
• Indicated for one of the following surgical procedures: total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, revision hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, revision shoulder arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to complete follow-up questionnaires
• Declining operative management
• No desire to return to golf postoperatively
• Medical problem that affects the patient's ability to play golf (e.g., angina, shortness of breath, etc.)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence of return to golf following joint arthroplasty	Patients will be asked if they have returned to golf (putting, chipping, 9 holes, 18 holes, etc) following joint arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Golf awareness after arthroplasty score	This questionnaire assesses awareness of the joint replacement while playing golf and engaging in specific golf activities. A higher score represents more awareness, whereas a lower score represents less awareness.	Up to 1 year postoperatively
Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (HOOS JR)	The HOOS JR measures overall hip health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total hip disability and 100 represents perfect hip health. This will be administered specifically to patients undergoing hip arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS JR)	The KOOS JR measures overall knee health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total knee disability and 100 represents perfect knee health. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo knee arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Score (ASES)	The ASES measures shoulder function on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents worse function and 100 represents best function. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo shoulder arthroplasty.	Up to 1 year postoperatively

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
• Collaborators: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 9, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 28, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 28, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): January 9, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 12, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 11, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: return to golf, arthroplasty
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Hip
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2021-0437

Drug and device information, study documents

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