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NCT Number: NCT06238960

Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Continuity With Outpatient Physiotherapy After Total Hip Replacement.

Total arthroplasty (THA) is the treatment of choice for severe osteoarthritis of the hip joint. Following this type of intervention, a multidisciplinary rehabilitation approach allows you to reduce pain and improve the ability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL), but it is not clear what the optimal rehabilitation program is. Recently, the use of telerehabilitation has increased over the years. Specifically, in treatment of patients following THA surgery, telerehabilitation is able to give similar results to the treatment performed in person terms of pain and function. The aim of this study is to verify whether telerehabilitation associated with In-person treatment is comparable in terms of pain, recovery functionality and patient participation and satisfaction, compared to those provided by rehabilitation alone in the presence of patients undergoing THA surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Total Hip Replacement Physiotherapy Telerehabilitation

Age range

50 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

IRCCS Istituto ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Italia, 40136, Italy

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Marco Ruggiero

CONTACT

[email protected]

3382001089

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Having undergone total hip replacement surgery (THA)
  • Start outpatient treatment within 7 days of discharge from the Orthopedic Department
  • Age between 50 and 80 years.
  • Continuation of rehabilitation treatments at the IOR Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation service in Argenta.
  • The subjects or any caregivers must be able to use an electronic device (PC, tablet, smartphone).

Exclusion criteria

  • patients undergoing revision of previous prosthesis surgery
  • difficulty understanding the Italian language/language barrier
  • unavailability stable wi-fi connection by the patient

Treatment and study plan

telerehabilitation

Other

the patient will undergo 10 session of tele rehabilitation in continuity with traditional physiotherapy

traditional rehabilitation

Other

the patient will undergo 16 session of outpatient physiotherapy rehabilitation

Primary outcomes

  1. Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome score (HOOS)

    Time frame: At baseline (day 0)

    The HOOS is a 40-item self-report questionnaire with 5 subscales. A normalized score is calculated for each subscale with 0 indicating extreme symptoms and 100 representing no symptoms.

  2. Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome score (HOOS)

    Time frame: After 8 weeks

    The HOOS is a 40-item self-report questionnaire with 5 subscales. A normalized score is calculated for each subscale with 0 indicating extreme symptoms and 100 representing no symptoms.

  3. Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome score (HOOS)

    Time frame: After 12 weeks

    The HOOS is a 40-item self-report questionnaire with 5 subscales. A normalized score is calculated for each subscale with 0 indicating extreme symptoms and 100 representing no symptoms.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Timed Up and GO (TUG)

    Time frame: After 8 weeks

    The test measures the time (in seconds) it takes a patient to get up from a chair, walk 3 meters, reverse and sit back in the chair. It can be performed without aids or with the aid usually used by the patient to walk.

  2. Timed Up and GO (TUG)

    Time frame: After 12 weeks

    The test measures the time (in seconds) it takes a patient to get up from a chair, walk 3 meters, reverse and sit back in the chair. It can be performed without aids or with the aid usually used by the patient to walk.

  3. Harris Hip Score (HHS)

    Time frame: After 8 weeks

    a multi-disability measurement tool, validated and translated into Italian, composed of a questionnaire and a specific clinical examination which has the aim of evaluating ADL and function in subjects with hip pathology

  4. Harris Hip Score (HHS)

    Time frame: After 12 weeks

    a multi-disability measurement tool, validated and translated into Italian, composed of a questionnaire and a specific clinical examination which has the aim of evaluating ADL and function in subjects with hip pathology

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Marco Ruggiero

CONTACT

[email protected]

3382001089

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Continuity With Outpatient Physiotherapy After Total Hip Replacement: Randomized Clinical Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 2, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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