A novel behavioural INTErvention to REduce Sitting Time in older adults undergoing orthopaedic surgery (INTEREST): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoarthritis is a highly prevalent condition in older adults, that causes many sufferers to require a hip or knee replacement in order to improve their quality of life and reduce pain. Individuals waiting for hip or knee replacements are often highly sedentary; thus, it is pertinent to assess whether reducing their sedentariness prior to surgery may aid in improving post-operative outcomes.

Methods/design

The study will be a randomised controlled feasibility trial design, with 2:1 randomisation into an intervention and usual care group respectively. A target of 45 patients aged 60 years or older waiting for elective hip and knee replacements will be recruited from Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK, approximately 8-10 weeks before surgery. The intervention, info

SUBMITTER: Aunger JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6451782 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature