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
Active Locations (1)
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NAR- Department of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital & Hjelp24NIMI
Oslo, Oslo County, Norway, 0407