Randomised controlled trial of a behaviour change physiotherapy intervention to increase physical activity following hip and knee replacement: the PEP-TALK trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the effectiveness of a behaviour change physiotherapy intervention to increase physical activity compared with usual rehabilitation after total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR).

Design

Multicentre, pragmatic, two-arm, open, randomised controlled, superiority trial.

Setting

National Health Service providers in nine English hospitals.

Participants

224 individuals aged ≥18 years, undergoing a primary THR or TKR deemed 'moderately inactive' or 'inactive'.

Intervention

Participants received either six, 30 min, weekly, group-based exercise sessions (usual care) or the same six weekly, group-based, exercise sessions each preceded by a 30 min cognitive behaviour discussion group aimed at challenging barriers to physical ina

SUBMITTER: Smith TO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9157340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature