The effect of prehabilitation for older patients awaiting total hip replacement. A randomized controlled trial with long-term follow up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehabilitation involving a planned exercise program before surgery is proposed to improve rehabilitation and postoperative outcomes. However, the current evidence on the efficacy of prehabilitation for patients awaiting total hip replacement is conflicting. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of preoperative exercises and education (AktivA®) for adults 70 years or older awaiting total hip replacement.

Methods

In a two-armed randomized controlled trial we recruited 98 participants aged 70 years or older with a Harris Hip Score less than 60 awaiting elective primary total hip replacement. Participants were recruited at three hospitals in Norway between 2019 and 2022. Participants were randomly assigned to prehabilitation or usual care. The prehabilitatio

SUBMITTER: Svinoy OE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884013 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature