Effects of medical exercise therapy in patients with hip osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial with six months follow-up. A pilot study. Issue 2 (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Østerås, Håvard; Paulsberg, Fredrik; Olsen, Stian Endré; Østerås, Berit; Torstensen, Tom Arild
• Is Part Of: Journal of bodywork and movement therapies. Volume 21:Issue 2(2017:Apr.)
• Page Start: 284
• Page End: 289
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: Hip -- Osteoarthritis -- Rct -- Exercise therapy -- Physiotherapy; Massage -- Periodicals; Exercise therapy -- Periodicals; Manipulation (Therapeutics) -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 615.82
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2016.06.016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1360-8592

Abstract

Summary: Background & aims: There is no consensus regarding what type of exercises, combination of exercises or exercise dosage is most effective in patients with long-term hip arthrosis. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different exercise programs related to dose–response relationships. Method: Prospective randomized controlled clinical trial with 6 months follow where 33 participants were randomly assigned to either high repetitive, high dosage medical exercise therapy (MET) (n = 16) or low dosage exercise therapy (ET) (n = 17). Primary outcomes are pain using a visual analog scale (VAS) and function using a functional assessment questionnaire (WOMAC). Results: Patients were equal at baseline. Two patients (6%) dropped out during the treatment period. There were no difference between groups after end of treatment nor at 6 months follow up. However, there were significant differences within each exercise group at end of treatment. Conclusion: In this pilot study, we were not able to show any difference between MET and ET. More research is needed with a larger patient population and a more extensive exercise period similar to other studies that are published regarding dose–response effects. Clinicaltrials.gov identifier:NCT01700933 .