Physiotherapist-led treatment for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (the PhysioFIRST study): a protocol for a participant and assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This double-blind, randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to estimate the effect of a physiotherapist-led intervention with targeted strengthening compared with a physiotherapist-led intervention with standardised stretching, on hip-related quality of life (QOL) or perceived improvement at 6 months in people with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome. We hypothesise that at 6 months, targeted strengthening physiotherapist-led treatment will be associated with greater improvements in hip-related QOL or greater patient-perceived global improvement when compared with standardised stretching physiotherapist-led treatment.

Methods and analysis

We will recruit 164 participants with FAI syndrome who will be randomised into one of the two intervention groups, both

SUBMITTER: Kemp JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031040 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature