Effects of Chiropractic Care in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm South General Hospital

Information provided by:

Scandinavian College of Chiropractic

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01025661

First received: December 2, 2009

Last updated: December 7, 2009

Last verified: December 2009

History of Changes

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention
Hip Osteoarthritis	Other: Chiropractic care

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Effects of Chiropractic Care on Pain and Function in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis Waiting for Arthroplasty - a Controlled Clinical Pilot Trial

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Scandinavian College of Chiropractic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The 100mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline and follow up after three weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

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 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:

Arms	Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Waiting list control The waiting list controls did not receive any intervention during the study period.	Other: Chiropractic care 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.

Arms

Assigned Interventions

No Intervention: Waiting list control

The waiting list controls did not receive any intervention during the study period.

Other: Chiropractic care

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.

Detailed Description:

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.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	55 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01025661

Locations

Sweden
Scandinavian College of Chiropractic
Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, 169 57

Sponsors and Collaborators

Scandinavian College of Chiropractic

Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm South General Hospital

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

P M Thorman et al, RC

Skandinavian College Of Chiropractic

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Gordana Gedin, Head Principal, Scandinavian College of Chiropractic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01025661 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2007/7900-31/3
Study First Received:	December 2, 2009
Last Updated:	December 7, 2009
Health Authority:	Sweden: Centrala etikprövningsnämnden

Keywords provided by Scandinavian College of Chiropractic:

chiropractic
hip osteoarthritis
hip arthroplasty
pain
activities of daily living.

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Arthritis

Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013

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