Rehabilitation to Patients Over 65 Years Undergoing THA

University of Aarhus180 enrolled

Overview

Patients over 65 years do not have a self care ability the surgery benefits them. The aim of this study is development of a rehabilitation program based on patients' self-rated health. 1. A cross section study including 600 patients 2. RCT including 160 patients

Fase 1: 600 patients waiting for or already having received total hip-/knee-replacement participated in a questionnaire study using SF- 36. The aim was to document self-rated health among this population. Fase 2: Results from the cross section study form the base for the RCT, where 160 patients over 65 years undergoing THR, 80 patients are in an intervention group and 80 patients in a control group. A nurse intervention program is tested, and results from the study will form the base for a structured rehabilitation program.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Hip Arthroplasty

Interventions

interview and advisingPROCEDURE

3 follow up interviews and personal advisingBEHAVIORAL

interview SF-36 self rated healthPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 95 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria:patients over 65 years undergoing total hip replacement \- Exclusion Criteria: * patients dropping out

Locations (6)

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Kjeld Soballe, Orthopaedic center, University of Aarhus

Aarhus, Denmark

Kjeld Soballe, Orthopaedic Center

Aarhus, Denmark

Orthopaedic Center

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Selfrated health among the population shows significant dysfunction among patients over 75 years, patient living alone and patients depended on help from others

Secondary Outcomes

undergoing

we know next year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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