Status:

COMPLETED

Exercise Therapy and Patient Education for Individuals With Hip Osteoarthritis of the Hip. A Case-Control Study

Lead Sponsor:

Ullevaal University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation

Conditions:

Hip Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Brief Summary

To identify differences between patients with OA of the hip in an early stage and a healthy control group. Hypothesis 1.1 There are significant differences between patients with OA of the hip in an e...

Detailed Description

Aim 1 To identify differences between patients with OA of the hip in an early stage and a healthy control group. Hypothesis 1.1 There are significant differences between patients with OA of the hip i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for patients with hip OA:
  • 110 patients between 40 and 80 years old with uni- or bilateral hip disability
  • Harris Hip Score (36) between 60 and 95.Harris Hip score(0-100 points) is widely used as an assessment of hip function in patients with hip OA. Harris Hip Score of 60 or below are used regularly at our institution as one of the criteria for hip surgery (arthroplasty).
  • Patients will be included if they have more than 3 months of hip pain.
  • Patients with radiographic verified hip OA (Danielson's criteria for radiographic OA: Danielsson's criteria for minimal joint space: \<4 mm \<70 years, \<3 mm ≥70 years, or 1 mm difference between hips).
  • Fifty control subjects will have no health problems and no injuries or functional impairment to the lower limbs and will be matched to the patients with OA of the hip by age and gender.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Patients have a history of resent trauma or functional impairment to the lower limbs or diseases which might interfere with participation (rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, osteoporosis, severe back pain, knee OA).
  • Patients with co-morbidities not tolerating physical activities

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    52 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00319124

    Start Date

    April 1 2005

    End Date

    October 1 2010

    Last Update

    March 2 2016

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    NAR- Department of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital & Hjelp24NIMI

    Oslo, Oslo County, Norway, 0407