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NCT Number: NCT02305108

Fascial Manipulation in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis

The study will test the efficacy of the treatment of soft tissues for osteoarthritis patients that are waiting for total hip arthroplasty. The fascial manipulation provides a deep pressure of specific points of the muscle fascia. The aims of this treatment are the improve of pain before the surgery and the improve of functional performance after the surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

40 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Bo, 40136, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • patients age 40-80, with primary coxarthrosis waiting for total hip arthroplasty that complain a pain measured by Numeric Rating Scale ≥ 5 and that live in Bologna

Exclusion criteria

  • arthroplasty revision or substitution. Patient with cognitive deficiency and severe comorbidity (rheumatic, neurological or cardiovascular pathology)

Treatment and study plan

fascial manipulation

Other

Recruited patients in study's group will be treated with the standard treatment and fascial manipulation.

Specific points of fascial tissue will be treated with a deep friction to improve elasticity.

The number of point treated will be refered to a specific evaluation for each patient.

Fascial manipulation provide 3 session treatment (one treatment for week).

standard treatment

Other

Before surgery, standard physiotherapy treatment provides an education session about the rehabilitation program tha is going to be execute after surgery.

After surgery 2 daily physiotherapy treatment are implemented: bed exercise as active and passive flex-extension of lower limb, movements for postural change to reach sitting and standing position, walking training.

Primary outcomes

  1. pain is measured by numeric rating scale

    Time frame: 3 weeks before surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. performance measurement assessed with Oxford Hip Scale, 30 second chair stand test, 10 meters walking test, Iova level of assistance.

    Time frame: a month after surgery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Treatment of the Soft Tissues With Fascial Manipulation for Patients That Are Waiting for Total Hip Arthroplasty in Osteoarthritis

Acronym: manifahip

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Dec 2, 2014
Registry last updated
Nov 20, 2015

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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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