Effects of Chiropractic Care in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis

Scandinavian College of Chiropractic14 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to explore the short term effects of chiropractic care on pain and function in patients with hip osteoarthritis.

Research over the last years have reported a scarce of trails investigating chiropractic treatment of lower extremities. Osteoarthritis, also called joint failure, is a common rheumatic joint disease often affecting the hipjoint, contributing to pain, decreased mobility and loss of function. Individuals with osteoarthritis can also be affected in many other ways, e.g. economically, socially and emotionally. Chiropractic care may be considered as a complement to the conventional allopathic treatment of hip osteoarthritis. Joint manipulation is a well-established treatment technique to restore optimal joint function of the locomotor system. The aim of the study is to explore the effects of chiropractic vs. continued conventional care (waiting list controls) on pain and function during a three week trail period among patients with hip osteoarthritis waiting for arthroplasty.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Enrollment

Conditions

Hip Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Chiropractic careOTHER

Clinical examinations and treatments were performed at the outpatient clinic. The patients were assessed and treated by research assistants and the clinical care was supervised by state registered chiropractors. The choice of therapy and modality was pragmatic and based on the analysis of different functions such as mobility, tenderness, muscle tension and tone, and each patient's relative symptoms. Chiropractic care included high-velocity and low-amplitude techniques, soft-tissue or myofascial techniques, and arthrokinematic stabilizing exercises or a combination of these. Patients were treated in 1-2 sessions per week during the trial.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 55 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * waiting for first time unilateral arthroplasty on the affected side Exclusion Criteria: * documented osteoporosis, current pathology such as malignancy, infection, cardiovascular disease, stroke and femoral fractures on affected side

Locations (1)

Scandinavian College of Chiropractic

Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The 100mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Time frame: Baseline and follow up after three weeks

Secondary Outcomes

The five sub-scales of the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS), i.e. pain, other symptoms, function in daily living (ADL), function in sport and recreation (sport/rec) and hip related Quality of life (QOL)

Time frame: Baseline and follow up after three weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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